Through The Storm
On Monday night, while I was outside getting some fresh air smoking a last cigarette, I noticed a few flurries in the sky. But when I woke up the next day, there was just a bit of frost on the grass. So, when Tuesday night I saw flurries again, I thought it would be gone the next morning.
I was wrong.
 Driving… |
 Slippery Roads |
The first snow of the season. Another Canadian trick: going from mild weather to blizzard, from plus temperatures to minuses, from fall cold to winter freezing your ass cold. This is drastic. Clear sky to 25 cm of snow. Ouch.
 Falling Ice! |
 Downtown |
Snow is beautiful though. Especially fresh snow like that. It’s like seeing the whole city coated with a fresh layer of paint. We are all used to it, or so you would think, but the first snow is always a shock. “What? Already?”. Cars don’t start or get stuck in the driveway, streets and roads are extremely slippery, buses are late…
 Cold News |
 At Night |
Driving in the snow is always a challenge but Canadian cars are pretty good at that. Generally speaking, people drive much slower and are quite careful, so it all works out pretty well. Phew. It would be in France…
 Snow Mountain |
 Covered With Snow |
Downtown is usually a bit better because the streets are salted early in the morning. But still, people walk around confused and cold and there’s slush everywhere.
Since I grew up on the Atlantic coast in France, I had never seen snow before I came to Canada. This is my 4th winter, and I’m still excited. That said, winters are long here, and after 6 months of struggling in the cold and with ice and snow, we get tired of it.
Yep, we get tired of it. Cause you know what? This snow isn’t gonna melt before next April or May.
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Salut,
This is beautiful! I absolutely loved it
! It reminded me of the time when I lived in Ontario, and played with my brother in the snow…*sigh*…good old days lol.
I would like to congratulate you for your improvements on your banner: gorgeous!
Cheers
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Great series of photos! Glad you are still enjoying the snow and ice that comes with living in Ontario!
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Ghosty: trust me, it’s hard to look thin and sexy when it’s below 0. I just gave up
JoAnn: thanks! I’m gonna visit very soon, just been quite busy (er… shoveling the snow…)
Froggiewoogie: well… I just eat chocolate like everyone else!
Suze: thanks for visiting! Yeah, not as much snow in Western Europe, that’s for sure.
Max: thanks girl! I do like Photoshop a lot…
NorthBayPhoto: oh, I love it! (for less than 6 months a year, that is)
lol
You should see Israel, it looks like summer in here in compare to this
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Brrr!!! I have no problem with snow. Makes everything look brighter in the dark winter. But I hate it when they start to melt and turn into slush mixing with small pebbles or soil, and they turn into brownish goo. The northern part of Sweden is already like this. We are still bracing for this kind of snow here where I live. Usually mid-december, we get this. Looking forward to it! Not. LOL.