The snow has been melting so quickly that if I don't get my last winter photos up here, they'll be out of date....

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"Rembrandt, to Vincent, was above all the master of the human face. He passionately admired the Dutch master's Jewish Bride. When he had gone to visit the museum in Amsterdam with his friend Anton Kerssemakers, he sat down in front of this picture and told his friend, 'You will find me here when you come back.' When Kerssemakers returned, Vincent looked up and declared:

'Would you believe it—and I honestly mean what I say—I should be happy to give ten years of my life if I could go on sitting here in front of this picture for a fortnight, with only a crust of dry bread for food?' "

-from The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gaugin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles, by Martin Gayford

Now playing: Sounds Like Canada on CBC Radio, interviewing a 12-year-old weather man whose voice sounds like it's 40, honest to god

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