Noticed Edmonton temperatures were about 4 above well our high was minus 32!

Got out on the skis this afternoon and walking yesterday some of the following shots give you an idea what the aftermath of a blizzard is like! Transient unit where I am staying and the   porch which I shoveled out. Snow coated machinery about 2 PM this afternoon.  The full moon was rising about 3 PM as well as a sunset shortly afterwards. Snow is windswept and beautiful colors and shapes.

This morning made the English 10 AM service at St. Georges Anglican Church in Cambridge Bay, There are lovely small triangular stained glass windows. Clear, cold and sunny hard packed snow makes great climbing for children playing after church.

After church today had lunch at Michele and Sandy B's ( former student support Kugluktuk ) now in CB for 1.5 yrs and their adopted Inuit son is 3! So this tells me how long I have been away from the region.... the rest of the world is 6 degrees of separation but I swear the north is just 2! Also Sandy is working for Newmont mines which just took over Mirmar mines near Bay Chimo, basically about 90 miles a way. This gold mine, Hope Lake, is going to be bigger than both the Giant and the Con in Yellowknife. Shared some of the family history on the latter as the Con is doing a reclamation and buildings being torn down etc. ...but the comment was made that how times have changed....an international company and his boss is in Colorado!

For me with work, it will all come together for me once settled in Gjoa Haven...these weather and housing delays have left me feeling like a bit of a 5th wheel and I suspect that my arrival may have been a bit of a laid on from the top for the local office, but we'll see how the next few days go...sure it will be fine...booked to fly Thursday morning.

Dogs and homefront... well here found one husky called Lady who followed me both to church and out on the skis. In Edmonton,  Robert, who agreed to house sitting and I suspect took on the dogs later much to my relief and thankfulness mentioned that Nanuq 16 months is barking alot in the yard.....so as a dog owner you know how to handle your own and have that bond that sort of comes instinctively...so I sent back my suggestions and cc'ed my friend Cindy from Rankin and got a detailed email of more suggestions and she sent it off to another friend who trains dogs...so I hope Robert is not overwhelmed with it all, and I am feeling very indebted!

Hope you all have a good week! Off to my dinner a mushroom & veggie noodle casserole treat after Sunday ski...