<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[&#039;Homecoming&#039; Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[sueannbowlingauthor]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/author/sueannbowlingauthor/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[North Pole Weather&nbsp;Update]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>That winter storm warning (still in effect) was serious. We&#8217;ve had over a foot of snow since last Saturday &#8212; I&#8217;m probably going to have to get the driveway plowed. If the photo looks dim, I can only say it was taken after sunrise this morning (11 am) but the clouds were still pretty heavy. At least it&#8217;s warmed up; it was in the twenties yesterday. Forecast is 40 below for the weekend, though.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_5927" style="width: 580px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/north-pole-weather-update-ian1/snowstake-121312/" rel="attachment wp-att-5927"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5927" data-attachment-id="5927" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/north-pole-weather-update-ian1/snowstake-121312/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/snowstake-121312.jpg" data-orig-size="1382,2482" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1355400385&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="snowstake 12:13:12" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Snow Stake&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it&#8217;s dim, but that&#8217;s how much light we had. The bottom of the stake is below the lower edge of the picture; that&#8217;s 1 foot 7&#8243; on the ground.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/snowstake-121312.jpg?w=167" data-large-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/snowstake-121312.jpg?w=570" class="size-large wp-image-5927" alt="Snow Stake" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/snowstake-121312.jpg?w=570&#038;h=1024" width="570" height="1024" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/snowstake-121312.jpg?w=570&amp;h=1024 570w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/snowstake-121312.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=2048 1140w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/snowstake-121312.jpg?w=84&amp;h=150 84w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/snowstake-121312.jpg?w=167&amp;h=300 167w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/snowstake-121312.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1379 768w" sizes="(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-5927" class="wp-caption-text">Yes, it&#8217;s dim, but that&#8217;s how much light we had. The bottom of the stake is below the lower edge of the picture; that&#8217;s 1 foot 7&#8243; on the ground.</p></div>
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