The Telegram

Are you a good sleeper?  It might be a personal question, but I love to hear that some people are.  My father never needed more than about five hours of sleep a night.  Mom, on the other hand, could sleep eight or 10 hours if Dad ...

Barry Burgess is a regular contributor of amazing nighttime photos. He photographed this starry scene Tuesday morning, Feb. 12,  in Indian Fields, Shelburne County, N.S. He says it is one of his favorite stands of trees to photograph. It ...

With a little spell of mild weather upon us, our thoughts turn to spring and Easter. Alma Duplessis was entertaining those thoughts when she remembered something her French mom told her many years ago: “If Easter is late, spring will be ...

The freeze/thaw/freeze cycle that the Avalon Penninsula, N.L., has been experiencing is not all bad - not when you are a climber of frozen waterfalls. It looks terrifying to me, but Jason Edwards says that ice climbers are obsessed with safety! ...

Many of us are familiar with the term snow squall. ...

Nora Enslow woke up to a pretty blanket of new snow in Kentville, N.S., Wednesday morning. At first, she played with it and then decided she'd like to help clear it.     It's always nice to have some help with the ...

The calm before the storm. It was a beautiful sunny day in Alma, N.S.  Peter the cat was relaxing and the deer were feeding on some grass, while they could. David, Lisa, Madison and Alex Long have quite a view from their home!  I ...

Yesterday, shortly after I posted my storm time line, a number of you mentioned you’ve been dealing with nagging headaches all day.  Stacey said she gets a migraine with each approaching storm.  I don’t – knock on ...

I love curious minds!  On Sunday, Loretta Googoo from Wagmatcook, Cape Breton, N.S., posted this on my Facebook page:   "Hello Cindy.  I have a question.  Maybe you can answer this.  We at the Cape noticed the ...

Some works of art are harder to miss than others. Brian Amirault spotted this patriotic splash of colour on a boulder off Rocky Lake Drive near Bedford, N.S. Want more weather information? Visit your weather page. Have a weather ...