Allison captured this photo of a grouse soaking up the last rays of the sun New Year’s Day when we were coming back from fishing. Yesterday was yet another cold day but temperatures warmed up over night. We’ve received about 3 inches of snow and it’s minus 8C, cloudy and still snowing.
Don has been working hard cleaning and organizing his shop, he’ll soon have that done so is wondering what project he could begin. Of course today he’ll probably need to plow snow.

Today’s forecast – Snow ending this afternoon then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High minus 10 with temperature falling to minus 16 this afternoon.
Tonight Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light overnight. Low minus 23. Wind chill minus 32.