Thursday, March 10, 2011

"UNCLE!"*

It's almost mid-March, and despite having its usual less-than-humane temperatures for most of the winter months, Ottawa is experiencing the bulk of its winter NOW. It's been largely (snow)packed into the last week and a half.


March 7, 2011
Our car, after a week and a half of non-use. It took us well over 40 minutes to shovel the darn thing out. And that, despite not even having a driveway to shovel as well! There was a thick layer of snow, then a thick layer of heavy slush from some mid-week freezing rain, then another thick layer of snow. First we shoveled around the front and along the two sides. Then we swept the bulk of the snow off the top of the car. This led to us then having to shovel around the front and sides again. In the meantime, it was starting to lightly snow. We did a second sweep of the car and then - yup, you got it - had to shovel around and in front a third time. We didn't even shovel out the back part of the space. I figure we don't really need to access the trunk before spring. (*sob*)

So, just in case you live in southern Ontario or somewhere else where they are actually starting to see green grass and crocuses, here is a reminder what the rest of us Canadians are still doing:


Icicles
Icicles hanging off the front of our house. We get these every year...though usually in January!


March 8, 2011
Me, carefully picking my way across the icy sidewalk earlier this week.


Break time
Rion resting on a picnic bench after a swim through the deep snow in the park.


March 10, 2011
Our backyard. There's a garden waiting, somewhere way deep down.


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* a.k.a. "Please send backup."

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