Weather..

Yeah, just to get past that first post – and fast – I’m going to talk about the weather.

Considering it hit about 25 C here in Halifax today – the warmest turkey day weekend I can remember – it’s worth a mention.

I got out of the house a fair bit over the last couple of days, trying to enjoy as much of it as possible. Considering we had frost in many areas just a couple of nights prior, the contrast was something much appreciated by many – judging by the people I seen about town.

Highlights for me included flying kites with my sister on the Commons on Saturday, and some alone time on a green space close to my flat on Allan St @ Windsor.

It seems we hardly had a summer here, with all of the wet and cool weather Halifax received through to the middle of August, when we got a late reprieve of sorts.

Among my jaunts out of town to run errands and pick up my aforementioned sister, walks around Quinpool Rd and area; I think the most enjoyment I had out of the weekend came from a much simpler endeavor:

Sitting at a picnic table on the modest green space (bordered by Windsor, Parker and Welsford Streets) – I read some of the October issue of The Walrus ( http://www.walrusmagazine.com ), went over some writing I’m working on – and arrived at the decision to start this very blog.

Considering my work typically involves exposure to the elements – often suspended in the air off the side of buildings under construction – I cherished the day – and the fact there are a few more days of good weather in our forecast.

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/ns-19_metric_e.html

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