There are few things that will have me literally leap out of bed at 6.30am. Occasionally the promise of a great Christmas, I leaped for Tiger Leaping Gorge, and have been known to rise with the birds for a sunrise or two. Flights may do it also. But this morning, it was the radio, announcing a 4cm snowfall just outside my bedroom window (well, OK, that bit wasn't on the radio) with the promise of another 2-4cm later in the day and 5-8cm most likely tomorrow. I do believe winter has hit Ottawa, people.
Its usually taken a bit to get me out of the apartment and into the cold air, but I wandered to the shops about 8.30am (well, I was up...) and giggled in between bouts of concentration as I shuffled along on the slushing ice, carefully maintaining my upright posture. (Mmmm, Slush Puppy.) It wasn't that bad - actually in the absence of wind, and me having finally realised that I can and will use thermals from now on, it was actually quite pleasant. The snow was still falling and it did dawn on me that an umbrella might have been a good idea, but hey.
Right, so I know that the video is not all that exciting - (although arguably slightly more interesting than Andy Warhol's 8hr 1964 epic Empire...) but its a tiny bit of a milestone for me, and it had to be straight up - first snowfall. OK, yes I have seen snow before, but one of the reasons for coming to Canada was to live in the snow, just to see what its like; how cold it is, how annoying it is, how beautiful it is, how fun it is!
Not sure how well you can see it, if at all, but the snow was still falling rather prettily. I only wish the car entering from the right had taken on a Simpsonesque quality of bouncing around uncontrollably between cars, having not yet put on snow tires...
When it gets a bit heavier (ooh, say after tomorrow's additional fall) I'll try to get something a little more picturesque.
1 comment:
sooo pretty. it looks so beautiful xxx Teagie
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