Yesterday it snowed.
We got more snow than expected yesterday. Not as much as Nanaimo which got 40 cm, maybe 18 to 20 cm (7 or 8 inches for you Imperials). By the time the snow stopped, the depth surpassed the height of my rain gauge.
After the cloudy, rainy gloom of the last few weeks, the snow makes it seem as bright as summertime. But much colder.
I watch the post-snowfall action out my home office window. Neighbours driving by fast in big trucks. Other neighbours crawling along slow in a small car with balding summer tires. A couple kissing. ATVs outfitted with plows pulling sleds ridden by the kids. Dog walkers. A small flock of Juncos looking for food in the tall grass at the side of the ditch. Our next door neighbours venturing out with the baby wrapped in blankets.
Later on I took a few more pictures. By 3:10 in the afternoon the sun is very low in the west. This creates great lighting conditions for photography.
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Can you get out if you need to, or are you snowed in?
The road we live on is not plowed so it's packed down snow and ice and gets slippery in the afternoon after the sun has shone on it for awhile. Yesterday was the first time I drove my car anywhere in five days. The car was frozen shut and I had to pour hot water on the lock and door to get it open. Then it took me another 15 minutes of scraping to get the thick layer of ice off the windows. In the meantime The Big Guy, who is able to park his truck inside the garage, has been ferrying me around...4-wheel drive, he likes to show off.