Good for the family, they had a wonderful time. I fully understand the effect of the cold, it hit me hard in the first few winters in Canada. I wouldn't close by saying that they might come back, more positive, these are family moments that need to be repeated, to get out of the monotony... I love Smallsteps smile when they are leaving, as well as the projection of the kaleidoscope mosaic of colours on them.
The cold doesn't bother too much now. I am guessing they have a similar saying in Canada - there is no bad weather, just bad clothing.
This was really weird to stand in - I felt like I was falling over as they moved. Made me feel sick!
The most common cause of feeling a kind of vertigo, dizziness..., kaleidoscopic vision is a visual migraine. It is also known as ocular or ophthalmic migraine. The technical term is scintillating scotoma and occurs most often in both eyes.
About 25 percent to 30 percent of migraine sufferers have visual symptoms.
A visual migraine occurs when nerve endings in a portion of the back of the brain called the visual cortex are activated. The reason for this is unknown. On an MRI scan, it is possible to see that the activation spreads through the visual cortex as the migraine episode progresses.
Symptoms usually last no more than 30 minutes. You do not necessarily experience headache pain at the same time. A visual migraine without a headache is called an acetalgic migraine. Many years ago I suffered from that, specifically from stress.