Weird 'n wonderful stuff going down here, guys. Last Wed I rode up into the hills for 4 hours -- it was 20 degrees and sunny, if you please. Has cooled off a bit -- today was 10 degrees, fresh & sunny, forecast similar for the next couple of days, so I've put off my Raven's oil change for a few days & will go riding instead :-)
Talking with some friends today who have a cottage on the Québec side of the Ottawa River, and counting the weeks on our fingers, we reckoned that their bay will be frozen in about six weeks, solid enough for skating. There were dozens of geese on it today, making a great cackle as they checked their takeoff and landing formations. They'd better get a move on smartly, or they'll be locked in for the winter.
