Falling Barometers

When the calendar turned to November yesterday, so did Mother Nature.  The wind has been howling since yesterday morning.  Ferry crossings for today day have been cancelled; it’s a good day for pjs and movies.

In checking out the current conditions at Swallowtail lighthouse, the last line made me chuckle:

Growing up, we had 2 television channels (CBC and CTV); 3 (PBS) if it wasn’t too stormy. Once we owned a VCR, Mum would record shows for us to watch and we would – over and over. One of our favourites was “Muppet Family Christmas”. We watched it everyday until the VCR tape broke.  My siblings and I still can recite most of the movie and quotes from it are part of our regular conversation: “Careful of the icy patch!”  The part that always made me laugh was the newscast:

Any mention of falling barometers still makes me smile. 🙂