Winter nipping at our heels
It’s below zero this morning. The growing season on my patio is officially over. And did you catch that burst of wet snow on Friday? It seems there are three basic reactions to the first snow sighting of the year. The first is one of joy and wonder. “Oooh, look it’s snowing! So beautiful,” one gushes. This was my reaction the first few years I lived here. It seemed like magic, this ice from the sky. Still, the winters are long, and come March, I would adopt a more negative view of the white stuff. When I hear “oohs” and “aaahs” over the first snow sighting now, I figure it’s a tourist or newly transplanted resident. The second and far more prevalent reaction ranges from “Wait, I’m not ready!” to “Oh, Nooooooooooo.” These folks dream incessantly of a life at the beach in Mexico. If only they could have year round sun and warmth. The last reaction is one of mixed character. A sense of resignation combined with excitement over the gifts of winter. These are the people like avid skiers or ice fishers who truly get a kick out of winter activities.
My reaction this year was, “Wait, already? I don’t think I’m ready.”
How about you, are you happy to see the snow arrive or do you just despise it?
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I really love snow, but the first snow on friday was completely unexpected for me. I probably fall in the “Oooh, look it’s snowing! So beautiful,” category as I am a new resident, but you’re right, I love winter for it’s activities but from December to the end of February would be enough. Winter here is indeed very long!
It reminded me that it was time to change to the winter tires.
The fact that it was raining before and then it snowed fat snowflakes made it for horrible dreary weather. It’s too early for snowfall, at least I would somewhat expect in November but not in Oct. Snowfall is best when everything is already white, it’s not too cold, and it’s snowing gentle fat snowflakes. THAT’s when I love winter most, along with the Montreal High Lights festival ;)
Very happy, but yeah, time to change the tires…