For the last couple Wednesdays, it certainly has been wintery enough up here. A couple weeks of solid low temperatures and many snow days sure remind you it is still winter. Hibernate? No way!
I have to admit whenever I see "Let It Snow", my mind always seems to take me back to the Saturday Night Live skit where Sean Connery is playin Jeopardy and chooses Le Tits Now for 800.
I took this picture looking out the front window next to my curation chair. A few nights of overnight snow must look magical to my friends near the equator. Days like this make me so glad I work for myself and can do so without a commute.
A couple more nights of blowing snow and the snowbanks are piling up even more. The plow fills in the end of the driveway and I shovel it right back out again in this winter dance.
For some, the snow is a bigger deal. This is my friend Mike's place after hiring a roof snow shoveller. How Canadian is that? Seems the flatter roof on his newer home didn't like the sheer weight of the snow and he heard an alarming cracking noise. To make matters worse, he has mobility issues and needs these paths clear for his wheelchair, especially in times of emergency.
That is where me and the big guy come in bringing snow blowers and shovels to help out.
It took a shift and a half but we got him all cleared out and he is safe and warm if not almost snowed in.
Back at home, I have my own snow blower and a little one who is beg enough to operate it now! Takes her a while but she earns $10 and I make a nice warm supper while she gets the job done.
I still try and get out to the dog park daily for a stroll in the outdoors. The trails have at least a foot of packed snow and you walk a little higher.
You know who drags me to the park every day and isn't concerned with the amount of snow or how cold it is? This guy. It seems he is always having the time of his life and pouncing through the snow is no exception.
City Hall is even getting piled up. Fortunately, the forecast looks like a few more days of deep cold but mercifully less snow. Then, back to the freezing mark next week. Too early to hope for winter retreating? I guess we will see. 'Til then, thanks for taking the snowy walk with me.