Thunder Bay – Monday – Family Day

Clear sky sunrise this morning. and so the day has begun Snow Sculptures today. The finished product.  This is the Pagoda. I will include the names of the sculptures tomorrow. The Beaver House The Chippewa Park carousel. The Lighthouse. Its possible that the building may be part of Doors Open Ontario in 2024.  The boat … Read more

Thunder Bay – Sunday

    As good as it got today.  I did not bother coming down early because this is exactly what I expected. On a day like today, trash is the most colourful stuff around     Snow sculptures today. Last day of work.  Crunch time.   This is going to be the carousel from Chippewa … Read more

Thunder Bay – Saturday

Dogs breakfast in the sky out there.  Not expecting anything spectacular but it could be worse. This clouds might provide some colour. You can see some are starting to show something. Looks like this is as good as its going to get today The sun and so the day has begun Standing tall Someone left … Read more

Thunder Bay – Friday

Clear sky with some clouds close to the horizon. The waning moon The giant is there.  Open water producing steam Here comes the sun and so the day has begun Snow sculptures today. The theme is Local Landmarks and Locations. Can you guess what the end product is going to be? This is supposed to … Read more

Thunder Bay – Thursday

Got some colour in the sky this morning. Also, its cold. Interesting clouds Not overly spectacular but still pretty good. Here comes the sun and so the day begins Impressive clouds The boxes have been removed. Snow sculpturing has begun. Only one carver going at it this morning so far. Science North doing a beaver … Read more

Thunder Bay – Wednesday

What a difference a day makes.  Freezing rain turned to flurries, strong wind gusts, colder temps. What was water is now slush Does trash have the ability to move on its own?   Not much of a sunrise this morning Photos don’t do the blowing snow justice You don’t want to be out there today … Read more

Thunder Bay – Tuesday – Valentine’s Day

A clear morning sky Getting brighter. The sun is about to clear the giant. and so the day has begun This was snow only a few days ago now its all ice I believe the forms will be removed tomorrow.  It will be interesting to see what the snow sculpture artists have to deal with. … Read more

Thunder Bay – Monday

  Fairly clear morning. A lot of lights over there.   The sun has made its appearance and so the day has begun One thing about this area. Back when Marina Park was undergoing major construction it was found that a pumping station had to be built. It was not part of the original plan … Read more

Thunder Bay – Sunday – Superbowl Today

Another moon photo. Who can resist? That is ice on the sidewalk Noticed these in Marina Park. Liquid Paper or White Out or whatever you call it.  Surprised these are still a thing seeing how everything now is digital. Anyway, the people sniff this stuff. The giant is out there Will there be any snow … Read more

Thunder Bay – Saturday

Clear sky.  Clouds on the horizon. Another photo showing the result of water not being able to drain off of a sidewalk due to the windrow of snow between sidewalk and street. Pedestrians get to walk on ice while streets are clear and dry. Hurrah! Maybe…but I am not expecting spectacular.  Still, there will be … Read more