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14FOCUS-MARCH2013DespitespendingmostofhislifeintheCaribbeanHaydenJohnsonembracestheCanadianwinterweatherandthisyearhecelebrateditbybuildingacolourfuliglooinhisScugogtownshipbackyard.HiswifeLorianativeofOntariopreferscurlingupbythereplace.Haydensbackgroundinconstructionandhistrainingasastructuralengineeringtechnicianwasgoodpreparationforthetask.Singlehandedlyhedesignedandbuilttheigloowhichisvefeethighandeightfeetindiameter.Itiscomprisedof750blocksoficewhichwereindividuallymadein8x4tinfoilloafpansfromthedollarstore.Thecoloursoftherainbowwerecreatedusingregularfoodcolouringandmixinghuestogetshadessuchaspurplegivingittheappearanceofbeingconstructedofstainedglass.Haydenlayersthermalglovesontopoflatexgloveswhenassemblingtheblocks.Hestickstheblocksoficetogetherwithmor-tarmadefromsnowandwaterwhichhespreadsonwithamasonrytrowel.Duetothelackofsnowearlierthiswin-terhehadtoharvestsomefromthepondontheproperty.Theresultisabeautifulmulti-colourediglooglowinginvariousshadesofbluegreenyellowpurpleneonandwhite.HaydenswifeLoriwhogrewupinOs-hawadoesnotshareherhusbandspassionforthesub-zerotemperaturesbutshecer-tainlyshareshisenthusiasmforhiscreativeiglooproject.Iamsoproudofhimforhisdetermina-tionandbravingthecoldLorisaid.SheplanstosendaphotooftheiglootoTheWeatherChanneltoshowoffherhusbandsworkmanship.SometimesLorihelpsoutlikewhenthetwodayJanuarythawthreatenedtheintegrityoftheice.ShecametotherescuewithaBingodabbertotrytorestorecolourtosomeofthebrickswhichstartedtomeltabit.Haydensideatosheltertheigloowithtarpssavedthedayandtheigloosurviveduntilthedeepfreezesetinagain.Hespentatleasttwohoursadayoveratwoweekperioddili-gentlyworkingonthisproject.IalwayslikedtobebusyHaydencommented.andIlikeachallenge.Haydendressesforthecoldinlayersandthefrigidtemperaturedoesntbotherhimatallhesays.Whenhesnotbusyconstructingtheiglooheoftenshovelsthedrivewayorwalkstheir53acretreedpropertyforhoursenjoyingthesceneryandthewildlife.TheresnothingprettierHaydensaysthantheevergreentreeswhentheyarefrozenwithice.Healsolovesthelookofpurefreshsnow.Hetakeshiscameraanduseshisartistictalenttophotographthebeauty.LastyearHaydenusedrecyclingbinstomakegiantsnowbrickstobuildasnowiglooandthisyearhegraduatedtomakingtheprettyiceblocks.EmbracingWinterHaydenfndssolaceinScugogswintermilesfromthepalmtreesandbeachesofhisTrinidadhomeLoriJohnsonwithherhusbandHaydenwhohasconstructedalargecolour-fuliglooontheir53acrepropertyinScugogTownship.PhotobyJ.PeterHvidsten