Took these shots in and around the Caledon Ski Club on Boxing Day as I went up to collect my skis to be tuned. I should have gone skiing then as the hill these days looks more like Late March than mid winter. Actually, what happened to winter? I used my Olympus OM-1 with Kodak Tri-x. Don't ask me how the farm field looks like it got the seipia treatment, happy accident. Skiing is my winter sport and this year I am missing it bad due to all the mild weather we have been getting. So much for the colder than average winter, that should jinx us into a cold snap.

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