Well,
it is finally coming to the end of a busy (and wet) winter here in
Bendigo. While it is true that winters
back in Calgary can be, and usually are, freezing and snow-filled part of me
would much rather accept living in that than the cold, wet, grey days I have
experienced in Bendigo over the past two months.
Now
don’t get me wrong, there is not a lot I find enjoyable about a nose hair
freezing, bone chilling -45 oC , but it can be quite beautiful
staring out at a freshly snow covered yard in the bright sunlight. I haven’t found the same can be said of a
wet, puddle riddled, yard on a grey, dreary day.
To
make matters worse here the mighty Australian cricket side got demolished by
their arch rivals the English in the ashes cricket series. For those of you unfamiliar with the
terminology, imagine how dejected you would feel if the Americans whitewashed
the Canadian ice hockey side in a best of 5 series.
Also,
here in Victoria, the Aussie Rules League has been marred by a drug (or
supplement if you are an Essendon fan) scandal that has led to a team being
fined, kicked out of the playoffs, forfeiting draft picks, a coach to be
suspended and this is all before the Anti-doping agency has had their bite at
the players.
I
will admit that the winter hasn’t all been grey and dreary. The beginning of August saw the world welcome
a new princess, my daughter Saana Jan Murphy Edmonds. While she won’t share a birthday with the
future King of the Commonwealth, she will be fortunate enough to be a citizen
of two of those group’s nations (I, albeit biasedly, believe the best two).
The
past few weeks has given way to Penni and I scrambling (at times) to learn how
to juggle two children, work, our lives and an outdoor cat. While it has been stressful and trying, it
has undoubtedly made this the most memorable winter of my life!
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