"Oh the weather outside is frightfulBut the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go,
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!"
Well part of that is true anyway.. the weather outside has been frightful. We've just had our second storm in several days; the first one gave us over a foot of snow and now we've received close to another foot. We don't have a fire to snuggle up in front of, but we are thankful we have not lost power in either storm, so we are snug and warm. We are lucky to not have to travel over the Christmas holidays if we don't choose to, so that is truly something to be thankful for. Close
friends have children trying to get home to Calgary today. They were up before 4a.m. to get to the airport for a very early flight, which didn't get out till almost 10a.m. She is travelling with a one month old.. now she's stuck in Toronto for the night, can't get to Calgary till tomorrow. Her hubby and 3.5 year old are still here, their afternoon flight was cancelled and they are now being told it will be several DAYS before they can get out.. Oh the joys of flying in the winter... You just never know, with our weather, what will happen...
My brothers have been plowing all day, and hubby is now out shovelling and cleaning up with the snowblower, now that the snow has stopped falling... Our bench will be buried, after the next storm.... We didn't see the sun today at all. It fact it's been a pretty "grey" day. These photos could almost pass for black and white, couldn't they? Although I plugged in our candles in the windows and turned our tree lights on before going out to take these photos around 3pm, they don't even show up! Maybe I'll have to try another shot or two after dark...
It's always interesting to see how the snow "sticks" to the trees after a storm. Sometimes the patterns are quite interesting... not so today, but still beautiful, I think... There IS beauty in simple things....
Peace,
Linda
"Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm." ~ Bern Williams
3 comments:
Beautiful photos Linda. Your house looks nice with the snow drifted around it. It's nice to be cozy in our homes tonight isn't it? I hope that's the end of the snow for a little while. New Year blessings to you.
Looks similar here today except the did is still blowing crazy, not supposed to calm until mid day tomorrow apparently! We were lucky not to lose power too! It blinked a few times, but no actual outage.
We haven't had snow yet so it's great to see your pics! Jack cannot wait for his first snow day but there is no snow in the current forecast :o(
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