Turtle Journal Central on New Year’s Eve
Heavy snow blanketed the Great White North throughout the holiday season with a half foot of fresh powder falling on New Year’s Eve. Roads assume a Currier & Ives appearance as towns cut back on ploughing, sanding and salting. A half inch of compacted, icy snow coats the asphalt and absent a significant warm-up, it would take a pile-driver to reach clear roadway. So, let’s kick back and savor a throwback holiday and enjoy the pristine quality of a traditional season.
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Snowfall Throughout Holiday Season
New snow began falling nine in the morning on New Year’s Eve and continued into the early morning hours of 2009. The still beauty of the night inspired me to don boots, wool cap and gloves to capture Turtle Journal Central precisely at midnight.
NO FAIR! — “Sandy” the Fake Snowman
The better half of the Turtle Journal Team sent this seasonal photograph from the sunny, near 80 degree beach in Naples, Florida. It may look like snow, but there is a fundamental difference between silicon dioxide (sand) and dihydrogen monoxide (water). They may both be malleable solids, but one is warm and the other is freezing. No fair! Seashell eyes and buttons do not conform to Currier & Ives “snowman” standards. The top hat must be black and there’s no carrot nose for the reindeer.  Sandy is a pale imitation of Frosty.
Welcome Mat at Turtle Journal Central
No matter weather or condition, the welcome mat is always out at Turtle Journal Central as we, the Turtle Journal Team, wish you an exciting year of discovery in 2009.