Winter has certainly come in like a lion this year. The snow started on the evening of November 6, and as I write this, we have literally had two days where it hasn’t snowed or rained since. That’s 20 days. In those 20 days, we have had 40cm of snow, some of which has melted […]
And still it’s snowing… Read More »
If there is anything I miss from my time living in Calgary, it is simply that, even in winter, the sun is frequently visible in the sky. That’s not to say there aren’t gloomy, grey days, but they are usually broken up by days of sun every few days. It’s rare for the grey to
It’s hard to believe it’s already mid November. We just blinked and the summer was gone and now we’re decidedly in the middle of winter. While last week’s snowfall was relatively big (15cm or so), we have had about 1-2 cm every few days this week. And while we were fortunate to have been able
Mid November…. already. Read More »
Today was a day we both had considerable dread over. With the heavier snow last week, we were deeply concerned that we could already be cut off from access to town and supplies, and most importantly, our final winter food supplies, which, in typical fashion arrived the day of the heaviest snow so far. Waking
A sense of relief… Read More »
As predicted, it has snowed. Not a light dusting, or freezing rain type snow or the snow that melts on impact into water. Wet, heavy snow almost 15cm deep in a short space of time. Overnight, the bleak brown grey of the forest around us has turned into a stark black and white landscape, almost
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There are sides to this life that many many do not consider. Some have a larger impact. The change of seasons is a big one. Especially*this* change. There is snow in the forecast. More precisely, a few continuous days of snow, with accumulation of up to 9cm on some days. In fact, it’s supposed to
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