Winter

Winter is finally here. In the "olden days" our first skiff of snow appeared around October 11th and by Hallowe'en we were in full blizzard mode and -30 temperatures. Not this year. Last weekend saw our first real bout of snow - it seemed not to stop snowing for days and our snow banks were building higher and higher and higher. Today it stopped and the temperatures dropped. We are lucky in the south of the territory - our "cold" snap stopped at around -20. Not two hours north of us, the temperatures are at the -40 mark. One thing that never ceases to amaze me is that when it is bitterly cold the skies are the most clear shades of blue and the little sun we do receive cloaks the trees in a golden glow. It is beautiful. And we are lucky as well in the fact that we have the clothes to dress warmly. Cold weather comes as no surprise when you live north of 60.


My friend just sent me an article on the weather in England. "Up to 20cm (8in) of fresh snowfall is expected to fall on the east of England on Thursday, with London and the South East also being hit by more blizzards. " Winter won't stop there causing airport closures and chaos on the roads. Ahhh winter!