Growing up in rural Ontario there was not a whole lot to do in winter but go skating on the rivers and ponds. This song pretty much sums up how I feel every year about this time.
DF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Mulvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:56 PM Subject: Re: Saskatoon gets cold in winter > > Lori, Saskatoon's climate basically ranges from minus 40 C to plus 40 > > C. The norm is around minus 20 in the winter, and we have long > > winters - November until May sometimes. June is warmer, July and > > August are mid-30s, sometimes 40. September and October are the only > > months I would call normal (being from the UK). > > I guess what makes 'River' such a great song is not only the sense of > longing, but also the sense of *coooold*! I mean, if it was me, I could > have written, " I wish I had a river that I could sail away on". Or even > "float away on". But "skate away on"? Now that's genius. > > Adam
