Frostbite weather and oatmeal

[vaneramos]

It's such a bright morning I wanted to go for a longer walk, but the instant I stepped outside, my breath started to freeze my moustache.



The low this morning was -20°C (-12°F) and the temperature is only expected to rise to -13°C (3°F). Fortunately there's little wind. As soon as I took my glove off to use my camera, my fingers started to burn. I only went as far as the pond, which was almost frozen over. The dark, open pool in front of the storm drain gave off heavy mist that fringed everything—ice and grass—with fine crystals.



This is also how the crystals, which I photographed and posted on Dec. 13, form on the surface of the ice sheet: from freezing mist. I only took a few pictures before my index finger became so numb I could hardly press the shutter. Even my nylon coat had started to get crisp and crinkly. I hurried home.

Here's a heartwarming breakfast for a bitter morning: microwave a bowl of oatmeal, scoop in two big spoonfuls each of applesauce and vanilla yogurt, mix it altogether and microwave for a few more seconds to make sure it's nice and warm. In summer I like to do the same thing substituting a mixture of berries, peaches and mild oranges for the applesauce.

Comments

[bluedevilsf.livejournal.com]

Hmm...I never would have thought of vanilla yogurt. I will have to give that a try. That would be better for me than brown sugar.

I got myself a small 1.5-quart crock pot so I could throw Irish oatmeal and some water into it before I go to bed and have cooked oatmeal to take to work in the mornings. So far, so good!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

That sounds great. This breakfast was recommended by a nutritionist to a couple of my friends on one of those popular low-carb diets (I can't remember the name of it offhand). I don't have to watch my carbs, but the healthier the better. Oatmeal this way is yummy without the sugar.

[eloquentwthrage.livejournal.com]

I have to remember to quit complaining about lows of 15°f.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

This bitter cold is the thing I like least about Ontario, closely followed by our summer humidity. Spring, all four days of it, is wonderful.

who loves oatmeal? we do.

[big-trouble.livejournal.com]

oatmeal (http://www.livejournal.com/users/big_trouble/80619.html)!

your mix sounds interesting, i'm going to try it tomorrow.

Re: who loves oatmeal? we do.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

That's cool. I like those packages, too, even the added sugar. :-)

[leafshimmer.livejournal.com]

Oh you poor dear, you do look semi frozen in that photograph!

Let me come and breathe on you and help you warm up.

grinning, Shimmer

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Which part do you intend to blow on?

cold and moustaches

[queenmomcat.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, the Dreaded Moustache Freezing Cold! Stephe can get comparatively profane when thawing his moustache and beard.

Re: cold and moustaches

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Well my fingers were worse off than the whiskers this morning. This is not good weather for exposed skin.

Re: cold and moustaches

[queenmomcat.livejournal.com]

Well, what else are beards/moustaches FOR but to protect one's face from the cold? (Women are forced to resort to artificial means.) [pouts] Stephe hasn't got quite the impressive brush that you do...