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London, ON, January 2009

I tend to wear my Canadian citizenship on my sleeve. As much as we like to whine about our long, cold winters, I suspect deep down most of us truly love living in this part of the world. Our unique meteorology has helped us build a national persona that just wouldn't be the same if we had it a little easier from Mother Nature. We hunker down, help each other, and use our strange Canadian sense of humour to make it through till spring.

And we skate. A lot. So when my wife and I took the munchkins for skates a few weeks back (their feet keep growing...imagine that!) I couldn't resist this shot just before we headed home.

Your turn: Please suggest a witty caption (or two, or three, or...) for this photo. I'll post the winner next Sunday, along with a new Caption This photo. For more background on the CT thing, click here. This photo supports this week's Thematic Photographic theme, winter. For more on that - come on, you're curious, right? - head over here. And have fun with both of them, as that's why we do what we do!

About last week's photo os a dilapidated old house: I often wonder if it'll still be there the next time we pass through town. I'll watch for it when we do. In the meantime, I was quite jazzed that so many of you shared your thoughts on this forlorn, forgotten home. Honorable menschens go to:

• Tabitha In Bliss: "Is anybody home?"
• Terri: "Cletus and Lurleen's house may not have been much, but when the tornado headed for the trailer park, at least they were safe."
• Gary Rith: "May 15, 2012, a new B and B and antiques shop was opened this week by George and Jeffrey, who have just moved out from the city."
• Tanya: "This just in: Ancient brothel slated for demolition."
• Dana: "Sign of the times."
• Jean: "Brilliance, before the crumble."
• Robin: "Nightmare on Elm Street." and "Roof or consequences."
• Vodka Mom: "Um, honey? You CANNOT be serious."
• Stephen: "Cracked house" and "Reverse mortgage."

As you can tell by the unusually large number of honorable menschens, I had a tough time choosing this week. Haunting scenes tend to make for reflective suggestions. Deeply poignant, reflective suggestions. And this week you all raised the level of your game. Kcinnova's (aka Karen) "Bright eyes, shuttered doors" was, in many ways, reflective of a lost past coupled with a relentless hope for the future. I'd like to think that this house still has one. Karen's blog reflects her life as a military wife, a mom and an observer of the everyday things from an anything-but-everyday perspective. If you "get" me, you'll "get" her blog, too. Please pop by and congratulate her on her creativity.