365 - February 2016

Believe me when I say that I'm not complaining, but is anyone else concerned that we're seeing multiple days of +5oC or more temperatures?

Things to look forward to in February:
- Quinzee camping with Girl Guides, if the spring-like weather will allow it.
- Family day adventures
- Thinking Day campfire singing at the mall (Feb 18)
- Remembering the good times with Aunt Rosemary and Nanny Vivian
- Febfest and the polar plunge, if the spring-like weather will allow it.
- and lots more...

February 01, 2016 - Pink Shirt Day T-shirts, seen here on Monday February 1, 2016, are now on sale for $10 each through the Boys and Girls Club of Kingston and Area, as well as by the students in the Child and Youth Care program at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ont., as part of the national anti-bullying program.

February 02, 2016 - The 30th Annual Carr-Harris Cup Challenge sees the hockey rivals, Queens' University and Royal Military College, take to the ice this Thursday for the honour of adding more more win the cup, features the “Lennie” sculpture, seen here at a press conference in the Alumni Lounge at the Queen's Athletic & Recreation Centre

February 03, 2016 - Kim Renders, left and Claire Gradey-Smith, seen here at Stone City Ales in Kingston, Ont. on Wednesday February 3, 2016, are the creative minds behind Garrula a local storytelling event. The two women are looking forward to Garrula's next storytelling event themed The 3 Minute Relationship taking place this Sunday at 8 p.m. at Stone City Ales.

February 04, 2016 - Teacher candidates Emma Finlayson, left, Jessica Kohler, Katie Hickey and Steven Gillespie work on their groups Science Discovery Day station at Duncan McArthur Hall campus in Kingston, Ont. on Thursday February 4, 2016. The 'Discovery Cave' station, which will let kids find and learn about different minerals and their properties, is just one of the 78 hands-on, science based stations that kids can visit during Science Discovery Day on Saturday.

*EXTRA* February 04, 2016 - Daniela Cino shows off a few of the already donated dresses for her 2nd annual Dresses 4 Prom project in Kingston, Ont. on Thursday February 4, 2016. With a goal of 150 dresses, the event collects then distributes formal dresses to local Grade 12 students to help alleviate the financial stress that can sometimes prevent some from attending their prom.

February 05, 2016 - Sunlight shows off the dust in Bellas fur

February 06, 2016 - lots of traffic going up and down the driveway this morning

*EXTRA* February 06, 2016 - No snow for our Girl Guide quinzee camp

*EXTRA* February 06, 2016 - row of ditty bags during our Girl Guide winter camp

*EXTRA* February 06, 2016 - Sunset over Lake Ontario, seen from Carruthers Girl Guides Camp

February 07, 2016 - Bennett Huber, left, and Bruce Hornbook, of the Royal Military College Paladins men's hockey team, were among the 78 participants who took the plunge into the 2oC water off the docks at Confederation Basin Marina in Kingston, Ont. on Sunday February 7, 2016. The 2016 Kingston Polar Plunge for Special Olympics was able to raise over $37,000 during the fifth annual event that takes place during Kingston's FebFest.

*EXTRA* February 07, 2016 - Double feature of The Labyrinth and Serenity

February 08, 2016 - A recently erected field of inukshuks can be seen along the waterfront across from Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ont. on Monday February 8, 2016. The number and size of the inukshuks has been steady increasing over the past two weeks.

February 09, 2016 - Fraternal twins, Lola Gourdiner, left and Lois Halligan, seen here Gourdiners apartment in Kingston, Ont. on Tuesday February 9, 2016, will be celebrating their 90th birthday on February 19. The sisters were born on Wolfe Island.

*EXTRA* February 09, 2016 - Student show off their handmade masks that they will wear at the schools masquerade ball at the end of the day. The entire student body at Joyceville Public School takes part in celebrating Mardi Gras, by learning about the french holiday through six Grade 6-7 student run workshops on the history, culture and traditions of Fat Tuesday, in Joyceville, Ont. on Tuesday February 9, 2016. The french language day events culminate with a float parade down the halls to a masquerade ball in the gym.

*EXTRA* February 09, 2016 - Cats eyes in fairy lights

February 10, 2016 - dusted with a little snow

February 11, 2016 - fairy lights up and lit

February 12, 2016 - St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School becomes only the second school in the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board to have its own flag, revealed and raised outside the Kingston, Ont. school on Friday February 12, 2016. The design, by Grade 8 student Tyeson Hunt, was chosen from hundreds submitted by the students as a way to represent their school.

*EXTRA* February 12, 2016 - Traffic moves slowly along Highway 401 east of Joyceville Road in the westbound lanes on Friday night following an accident involving four vehicles and a tractor-trailer. Ontario Provincial Police blamed whiteout conditions on the accident. No one was seriously injured and the lanes were reopened by 7 p.m.

*EXTRA February 12, 2016 - horizontal snow

February 13, 2016 - Our first real snow fall to match the cold temperatures

*EXTRA* February 13, 2016 - My chip bag gave me an early Valentine's Day gift

February 14, 2016 - Happy Valentine's Day at girl guide camp

*EXTRA* February 14, 2016 - taking pictures at the second winter camp with some girl guides looking to earn their picture this badge

*EXTRA* February 14, 2016 - frozen Lake Ontario on Valentine's Day

*EXTRA* February 14, 2016 - another row of ditty bags during our second Girl Guide winter camp - lots of snow this time.

February 15, 2016 - Kingston Frontenacs Juho Lammikko scored the first goal of the game during against the Barrie Colts during the first period of Ontario Hockey League action at the Rogers K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ont. on Monday, February 15, 2016. He completed a hat trick by the second period before a hometown Family Day crowd of 4,585.

February 16, 2016 - Bella watching the snow fall during a major snow storm

*EXTRA* February 16, 2016 - A typically Canadian scene during a typically Canadian storm. Four neighbours in a Kingston west-end neighbourhood come together and help dig an path and push a fifth's car down the street to their driveway in Kingston, Ont. on Tuesday February 16, 2016. Eastern Ontario has been in a snow storm warning with a total snowfall of 20 to 40 cm predicted.

*EXTRA* February 16, 2016 - A typically Canadian scene during a typically Canadian storm.

February 17, 2016 - Kingston Canadian Film Festival staff pose for a pre-festival photo outside the festivals office in Kingston, Ont. on Wednesday February 17, 2016. The local film festival runs from February 25 to 28 at a variety of locations throughout the city.

February 18, 2016 - Thinking Day campfire, of more than 200 girl guides from around Kingston, gather to sing in centre court at the Cataraqui Centre.

February 19, 2016 - Frontenac Falcons boys curling team of Griffen Wiersema, left, Babak Samifami, Kyle Walker and Connor Scott (not shown), beat the Holy Cross Crusaders team 6-2 to win the Kingston Area Secondary Schools Athletic Association Boys curling B final at the Kingston Royal Curling Club on Friday February 19, 2016. The Falcons join the A final winner, Napanee Golden Hawks, in heading to Cornwall next week to the Eastern Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association (EOSSA) championship. The Regiopolis-Notre Dame Panthers and Napanee Golden Hawks girls curling teams are also headed to EOSSAA.

February 20, 2016 - sunset stripes in the clouds behind the trees

February 21, 2016 - A little indoor night sky

February 22, 2016 - clouds moving past the snow moon

February 23, 2016 - homemade dinner

February 24, 2016 - Ice covered tree trunks and branches at the area is hit by freezing rain

*EXTRA* February 24, 2016 - The trees along Elliott Avenue droop and crackle from the weight of the freezing rain, with the road covered in a layer of slush, from the rain that's been falling throughout the day in Kingston

*EXTRA* February 24, 2016 - Drivers traveling through the Taylor Kidd Boulevard and Old Colony Rd, face major flooding, in both directions, due to snow blocking the storm drains during major rain storm hitting Kingston

*EXTRA* February 24, 2016 - The major rain storm with cold winds hitting and dropping temperatures covered trees and roads with cold water and ice in the Kingston

*EXTRA* February 24, 2016 - I can see the light.

February 25, 2016 -  a macro shot of my loose English Afternoon tea

February 26, 2016 - the setting sun

*EXTRA* February 26, 2016 - Visiting a few friends

*EXTRA* February 26, 2016 - Girls night out at the movies

February 27, 2016 - Is is really late in leaving for the winter or really early in returning for spring?

*EXTRA* February 27, 2016 - Chai, a 7-month old sphynx, takes a break between judging to watch the spectators passing by during the 2016 National Cat Show in Kingston

*EXTRA* February 27, 2016 - The 2016 National Cat Show, a two-day event held at the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour in Kingston, Ont., saw 112 felines compete, showcasing 30 breeds, all benefiting the Canadian Cat Association

*EXTRA* February 27, 2016 - Karabel's Mr. Sandman, a cream point Himalayan, gets pampered and groomed before judging during the 2016 National Cat Show in Kingston

*EXTRA* February 27, 2016 - Shamal Solstice takes a break between judging to play with a stick toy during the 2016 National Cat Show in Kingston

*EXTRA* February 27, 2016 - Kaiden Boyce pulls Aiden Skinner on a sled ahead of the girls team of Rachel Roberts, centre, and Olivia Smith at the sled activity station during the Bayridge Public School winter carnival, which saw more than 200 people play in the snow at 11 outdoor activities stations in Kingston

February 28, 2016 - The 3,935 fans in attendance cheer as it's announced that the Kingston Frontenacs have secured the 2016 East Division championship, winning the pennant for only the second time in franchise history. The first time was in 1995. The final score saw the hometown Fronts beat the Sudbury Wolves 5-1.

*EXTRA* February 28, 2016 - Kingston Frontenacs Juho Lammikko tries to wrap around the net and slip the puck past Sudbury Wolves goaltender Troy Timpano but is blocked by Wolves Mikkel Aagaard during the first period of Ontario Hockey League action at the Rogers K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ont. on Sunday, February 28, 2016

February 29, 2016 - Reflections and rain

*EXTRA* February 29, 2016 - Someone is in a playful attack mode

to be continued in 365 - March 2016

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