Snow Play & Spring Signs

2020-02-01Us Standard

[Photos taken 01 – 11 February 2020, posted online 30 July 2020. Covid-19 is rearing its ugly head again, and authorities have just announced increased restrictions as of tomorrow.]

February began with snow, and then trended towards spring. We did manage to use a sled, go bowling, attend a birthday party, let Emma try taekwondo, get Emma’s hair cut, attend an IT show downtown, and gather gifts for Emma’s upcoming birthday.

Underneath it all, the Covid-19 wardrums began pounding, but they were still far away. (45-ish images total)

Saturday 01 February 2020

The weather was cold but lovely, so I took Emma out sledding for a bit to get her out of the house.
Dragging her sled up the small bump of a hill a hop and a skip from our house.
… and dooown, then repeat!
The undisturbed snow was all crystallized.
Hard to photograph, didn’t quite have the right lens on.
She managed to slide pretty far out onto the football field.
Blurry action shot.
About to throw in the towel.
Proof I was there.
The sun not quite making it above the treeline at 2 pm.
Emma took this photo.
Obligatory snow angel.
Obligatory snow eating!
Snow clinging to bark where the sun don’t shine.
Me as Emma sees me.
More of Emma’s view of the world.
Some paths get cleared, others not so much.
Triplets?
Yuk, dirty snow.
Sun about to pack it in for the day. The snow-mound feels relieved?
The kids were feeling antsy, so to the bowling alley we went.
Three kiddos.
Emma with her ball-rolling-rig.

Sunday 02 February 2020

At a birthday party.
Alien Bjarki.

Monday 03 February 2020

On this fair day, I had something specific, complicated, and convoluted that I wanted to code, so I eloped from my usual office space to a ‘library’ space. It took me a silly long time to realize I was killing my shoulders, so some random books provided a welcomed lift.

Wednesday 05 February 2020

Wednesdays are meat days at work. We even had a guest cook that day!
Sure sign of spring sort of maybe approaching.
A taekwondo trainer stopped by Emma’s class and invited the whole year to attend a practice. She’s the one in the pink shirt.
They got to hit and kick dummies!
I hid myself in the corner. She ended up going to one or more practices, but then we sort of let it die down because she was already practicing gymnastics and football/soccer.

Friday 07 February 2020

Emma fresh from a haircut, where the stylist discharged her with this funky hairstyle.
I was asked to photograph it so it could be recreated.

Saturday 08 February 2020

I ventured out to a cafe to blog a bit, and stumbled upon these optimistic plants peeking out of the ground, as hail fell down on them.
Anna and myself visited the annual IT show in Harpa.
Anna trying to loop a ring around a rod without touching the rod.
Obligatory 3D printing station.
My colleagues manned the x-ray machine that was scanning small dumplings for contaminants = price.
Anna trying out an electric scooter next to the 5 star hotel under construction.
Always fun to queue in the bras section.

Monday 10 February 2020

Father and son testing the sofa in Bjarki’s classroom while we waited for the teacher to arrive for a parent-teacher conference.

Tuesday 11 February 2020

Google apparently thinks that Harpa (the building) is in Brussels!
Gifts ready for Emma’s 7th birthday the following day.