Blown away

We're back in the routine here again, not much news to report. The flip side of the autumn darkness is that it's getting noticeably brighter now - light after 4PM. So, after all, it's only about a four week period from early Dec. to early January where it seems excessively dark. It is gradually getting colder, still not nearly as cold as normal.

The winds are getting strong. I'm not sure if it's normal, but today we went for our run along the lakes and at times could make no forward progress. We even had to turn around once because we were getting pelted by small pebbles blown off the running/walking path. The average winds today were 22 m/s which translates to a little over 50mph, but gusting to above 60mph. Just a reminder that we're living on an island. The upside is more electricity (is that bulb burning a bit brighter?) since Denmark gets 15-20% of it's energy from wind power. The best source of information about the weather is the Danish Meteorological Institute where you can see information on current conditions and forecasts, just remember your Celsius conversion table - in the top right of the weather page is an British flag to click on for information in English.

In closing, here is a good site for pictures of Denmark showing many of the tourist attractions in the area.