Another beautiful morning. It's still around an hour before sunrise, but it's still dark for my commute to the university. Much warmer today at +9°F compared to yesterdays -9°F. The repaired heated gear from Gerbings has still not arrived. I guess it's being shipped on the very slow version of FedEx. A week after the tracking info was sent to me, all the FedEx site says is "Label created". I believe that this is more Gerbings than FedEx as it took them almost two weeks after they received the items to even call and acknowledge that they were doing anything.
I had also tried an HDR version at the same time as the first picture but I don't really care for the color of the sky. Not very realistic and since two pictures are taken, there's a little more blur.
Thursday Evening Update - Gerbings told me on the phone that they ship FedEx or UPS and the tracking number they sent was a FedEx number. The package arrived today via USPS priority mail. I guess they tried FedEx and balked at the shipping cost and looked for another option. USPS priority is a great option when shipping to Alaska. So I shouldn't have given them flack earlier in the post.
That stuff is coming our way soon. I just bought some dreadful plastic wrap for windows. I've never had to use that before, but this old house has forced me to live a different life.
ReplyDeleteIt's true that enjoying winter is all about the clothing you wear. And I'd agree to that. But how do I find a winter coat for my brain?
I haven't tried the plastic stuff for the windows yet. I suspect that it'll help our window sills as we get a lot of moisture on our windows. Winter coat for the brain seems to be how you look at things. I look at the above photos and don't see the cold at all. Just the beautiful sky and sunrise.
DeleteI see that, too. It's a beautiful twilight. If I didn't love a part of winter- even in all its brutishness- I would have been out of here years ago- just anywhere. I WISH I could live with winter as easily as you do. It's not a choice for me; it's physiological.
DeleteI am getting cold just looking at those pics, although I have to say the view is marvellous.
ReplyDeleteMartha had a good point, please let us know where to order a tuque to prevent our brains from freeze-up.
Rose colored glasses?
DeleteBrrrr! You know me, not a fan of cold. :)
ReplyDeleteThe pics are nice. I like the HDR. May not be realistic, but I love the saturated colors.
When I first saw the HDR photo, I really liked the colors but the more I compared it with the regular photo, the more artificial it looked...
DeleteNot a fan of cold, just a fan of wet?
Uuuh, looks realistically cold to me. Personally, I prefer the regular photo. Well, this is how I like winter: watching it on TV, from California. ;-)
ReplyDeleteIt was very pleasant today as I had a lot of running around campus today with multiple meetings on upper and lower campus as well as a farewell lunch off campus. Didn't even need the heated grips today just a fleece liner and a denim motorcycle jacket.
Delete-9F. That's too cold too soon for me. You have a kerosene jet burner in the sidecar pointed toward you right?
ReplyDeleteNo kerosene heater. The Roadcrafter, or any other one piece suit, traps the warmth pretty well. At -9°F there wasn't a "need" for heated gear though it would have been nice. Today, most of my running around was with a fleece liner under a denim motorcycle jacket. Insulated Carhartt jeans are wind proof enough.
DeleteI'll take cold and dry over cold and wet any day.
I like those dawning colors backlighting the distant peaks.....couldn't get the rig in the shot eh? Got my Kolpin Grip Covers today, they're nice.....
ReplyDeleteI thought about it but it would've been too much trouble. I could've used the flash to illuminate the foreground while doing a longer exposure on the background. I'm not as ambitious as you...
DeleteIs it easy to get your hands into the Koplin grip covers? And did you have to punch a hole for the mirror stems?
yes on the hole punching, but no big deal....just put the covers where I wanted them, felt for the mounting hole of the mirror stem, a small cut, and voila.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of marking the spot then sewing a buttonhole at that point. Then it would be less likely to rip.
DeleteTo be sure, I plan on putting a plastic grommet of some sort on the hole to prevent ripping, perhaps even reinforce where the cut ends with some kevlar thread.
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