[NatureNS] The Depths of Winter

DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws;
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:30:17 -0800 (PST)
From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Precedence: bulk
Return-Path: <naturens-mml-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
Original-Recipient: rfc822;"| (cd /csuite/info/Environment/FNSN/MList; /csuite/lib/arch2html)"

next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects

Index of Subjects
Hi Peter, Dave and All
The Depths of Winter is not to be confused with the
Heights of Winter. 
In the old days growing up on an island, the Heights
of Winter was when the ice was at its thickest and
travelling was most easily done by horse and sleigh.
This usually occurs between March 15 and March
20.Hence the popularity of St Patrick in Scottish
settlements - especially near the shore.
Have a nice winter
Paul

--- David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:

> Hi Peter & All,            Feb 6, 2007
>      With worries about long term global warming on
> the one hand and
> worries about short term local freezing of both
> hands, feet, etc. it is
> good to be reassured that the annual cycle of
> warming is about to begin.
> Now if only this year turns out to be exceptional
> and follows the
> average track-- as the saying goes, the crop was
> lower this year than
> expected, but everybody thought it would be.
> Yt, DW, Kentville
> Peter Payzant wrote:
> 
>  > Hi, all-
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > If you are waiting out this cold spell and
> longing for spring, take
>  > heart. The smoothed long-term average temperature
> for Shearwater
>  > airport for today and tomorrow is -5.2 C, and
> that's the low point on
>  > the annual curve.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Starting on Thursday, the average temperatures
> begin to rise again,
>  > taking us up into spring and summer. The next
> interesting date is Feb.
>  > 20, when the average daily maximum rises above 0
> C. By March 22 the
>  > daily average crosses zero, and the daily minimum
> goes above zero on
>  > April 15.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Spring's on the way!
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Peter Payzant
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 



 
____________________________________________________________________________________
Now that's room service!  Choose from over 150,000 hotels
in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit.
http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097

next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects