Hi all,

Just thought I'd give you a hint on what it is like where I live, at this
time of year. =)
The sun rises at about 10 am and sets at 1 pm which in theory gives us three
hours of daylight.
This is theory mind you, since one hour of those three hours is dusk it
doesn't leave all that much daylight.
I'm just happy that I don't live in Kiruna, Sweden, about 450 kilometers to
the north. That would have meant zero hours of daylight for about 40 days in
a row (they actually built the town north of a big mountain, duh).
I really long for those endless summer nights, although they seem to be very
distant.
The weather service just promised us temperatures around -4 degrees
Fahrenheit from tomorrow until Christmas eve where the prediction ended.
We have very little snow for the time being, which actually will add to the
problem with deep frost. The worst that can happen is that the water pipe
down to the stable freezes, it is only 4 feet down.........
I strongly believe that we will end up with the normal 3 to 4 feet of snow
though, before the winter is over I will most certainly have moved my share
of snow.
The winter solstice is only 2 days away and then we slowly move towards
brighter days.
I will take the opportunity to wish you all a Happy Solstice, a Merry
Christmas and a Happy new year. Not that I won't be posting the next few
days but still.
For the clavers I can tell that the mountain region is getting a fair amount
of snow, which is good for us.
Anyhow, anyone doing any fishing or are you all fighting cabin fever?
(Rephrased question: How are things where you live?)

/ Roger
Daytime engineer
Lifetime fly fisherman
If you feel like it, visit http://www.imsoc.se/angler/ for info on fly
fishing in northern Sweden, Lapland,
or visit http://www.imsoc.se/ffgallery/ , the fly fishermen's gallery.