{"id":2266,"date":"2019-01-12T20:51:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T04:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2019-01-12T20:51:47","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T04:51:47","slug":"snow-and-frozen-lakes-around-burns-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?p=2266","title":{"rendered":"Snow and Frozen Lakes Around Burns Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mid December 2018<\/p>\n<p>Short days, long nights, frozen lakes, and lots of snow! It must be December in most of Canada! However, being a Vancouver Island gal this is a new experience for me!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_7468.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1102\" width=\"2100\" height=\"2800\"><\/p>\n<p>My hands and face are drier than I&#8217;ve ever experienced and my fingers keep splitting around the nails. But the low temperatures are quite tolerable, which surprises me;&nbsp; as the damp cold from the coast (with added wind factor) often chills my bones more than this crisp cold&#8211;so far!&nbsp; I keep being told it is a mild winter so far, so my opinions may well change in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2266 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1093'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2287-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1094'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2456-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1095'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2500-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1096'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2634-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1097'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2640-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1098'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2679-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1099'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2713-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1100'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_7177-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1100\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1100'>\n\t\t\t\tScreenshot\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1101'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_7278-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\nMeanwhile, I have purchased an annual membership to the Omineca cross country ski club; and ice fishing and snow shoeing with friends are on my bucket list. The bears are hibernating, the moose population is low this year, and there are NO MOSQUITOES! Wahoo!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mid December 2018 Short days, long nights, frozen lakes, and lots of snow! It must be December in most of Canada! However, being a Vancouver Island gal this is a new experience for me! My hands and face are drier than I&#8217;ve ever experienced and my fingers keep splitting around the nails. 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