Happy Thanksgiving
 Photo Album: Thanksgiving Weather |
This year I will be celebrating Thanksgiving on Saturday, rather than Thursday. I have invited a few cousins for a traditional American Thanksgiving Dinner, and 24 people will make my little house quite crowded. Fortunately, the manager of the grocery store was able to get some of the traditional American foods for me, such as turkey, sweet potatoes, and cranberries. There are always plenty of apples here, so I have made apple pie. Since this holiday isn’t celebrated in the Faroe Islands, I have had to explain what it is:
When the settlers came to America from England, the Indians helped them plant crops. After the harvest that first year, they invited the Indians to a great feast, giving thanks to God for the harvest.
I think the only crops that they harvest here in the Faroe Islands are hay and potatoes, which don’t make for much of a feast, unless you add the lambs and the fish.
I’m glad I got my shopping done early, because we have had stormy weather all day, with snow, hail, and lots of wind - not the kind of weather for me to learn to drive in the snow. The days are definitely getting shorter. Today the sun rose at 9:04 a.m. and set at 3:24 p.m., at least that is what my computer program tells me. We didn’t see any sun today, and even when we do, it has trouble getting above the mountains. I have realized that my house is brighter during a snow storm, because the light reflects off of the snowy mountain-sides across the bay into my living room and kitchen windows.
It is interesting to watch the storm on the bay. At home, in California, we have what we call “dirt devils” when the swirling winds whip up the dirt in the fields like a small whirling tornado. On the bay here, the swirling winds whip up a spray of water that whirls across the bay just like the dirt devils. Sometimes a gust of wind blows a wall of spray across the water. I have tried to take pictures of the storms, but it is so windy I can’t hold the camera steady.
November 25th, 2005 at 12:56 pm
Today’s photos are remarkable. Thanks! What sort of temperatures are you seeing during daylight hours this time of year? And let me wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving when you have your Saturday meal. Hope you’ll find time to take a few photos of the gathering.
November 29th, 2005 at 10:10 pm
Wow, Jenny! Those are some spectacular shots you took! Brrrrr! What an experience this must be for you. Your pies sure look good! I invited Fumi and Kat to Thanksgiving dinner at my place. They ended up rescuing me (I’m not a hostess with the mostest). We had a gathering of 13 people at my place.
I miss your presence and contribution at SMS!