“The RoseBouquet”

We’ll have a photo story today instead of an article. Thought you might find this interesting, especially if you don’t get to watch a storm very often. First of all, I must get all bundled up, and I have a little routine for it. Here I’m lacing up and tying my boots.

Here I have my grey fake fur cap on, and a tube scarf over that, and I’m zipping up my down-filled parka coat.

Now, I have coat zipped, hood down, where are those gloves?

Found them. Pulling on double gloves. Thick padded skiing gloves with red knitted ones inside.

But today, with this blizzard blowing, I had to push and push and PUSH at the door because of a drift in front of it. Once it was open a foot or two, I swept the snow back, then set off for - oh, at least around our one block, right?

Nope. As soon as I stepped off our driveway onto where the sidewalk should be, I was in a snow drift higher than my boots! Hmm. I could see tire tracks on the street. Maybe I would just walk there. But to get there, I had to walk through a drift that was also as high as my boots. In fact, I could feel cold snow seeping in under my blue jeans and into the top of the boot.

Okay. I give up. I guess today is a good day to stay inside!

Back inside again, and peeling off layers, and peering over fogged up glasses.

After breakfast at nine, I hear on the radio that everyone is suppose to stay off the roads if at all possible. (And yesterday I heard that the snow plow drivers are on strike!) I decided to see if there was enough light yet to take pictures of the storm.

Peeking out the front door to the west.

Checking the storm view out of the east window.

I tried to take several others, but there was glare from neighbours’ lights. But I can assure you that our luscious green garden is having a winter snooze under a blanket of snow as deep as the plants were in July and August!

I’m sure the storm will move on later tonight, as the weather predictions are for sunshine and really cold temperatures. So we’ll rest today, and tomorrow I’ll get my exercise shovelling snow.