[red-iron-pine]

My spot in AB was down to -46C for a minute in December, and then like +5C last week. Turns everything into a hellish ice-scape when the pendulum swings back, too.

Thankfully that -40C weather lasted long enough to kill off the pine beetles and ticks, but it's definitely spooky.

I remember trick or treating as a kid in snow. Haven't seen that in ages.