Hello Winter!
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Winter is back (at least temporarily) with a bite this week. Our daytime HIGH was all of minus 29 degrees celcius. That's about minus twenty degrees farenheight, and we're not counting the wind chill yet for this one. In all reality we have been spoiled with mild winters and little snow over the past few years. I guess you could say we have become soft in our chinook riddled province. But regardless I thought I would share a few quirks this weather can bring.
The streetlight glare passing through huge billowing clouds of steam lifting off the otherwise cold river creates a gorgeous moody atmosphere the likes of which you rarely see.
It is easy enough to smell snow or rain, but clear absolutely frigid air has a unique scent all it's own. And if you don't pull that scarf over your face, you may not be smelling much of anything afterwards.
Call me weird but I have always liked the sound of the snow as I walk, whether it is squeeking and crunching benaeth my feet, or when the icy particles are rattling through the evergreens.
The streetlight glare passing through huge billowing clouds of steam lifting off the otherwise cold river creates a gorgeous moody atmosphere the likes of which you rarely see.
It is easy enough to smell snow or rain, but clear absolutely frigid air has a unique scent all it's own. And if you don't pull that scarf over your face, you may not be smelling much of anything afterwards.
Call me weird but I have always liked the sound of the snow as I walk, whether it is squeeking and crunching benaeth my feet, or when the icy particles are rattling through the evergreens.
It's hard to imagine if you have never felt this, but the bizarre sensation of having your eyelashes momentarily freeze together when you blink is a good sign that it's actually getting cold out.
This really is not as bad as it could be. Afterall the weather forecast is already getting warmer before the week is out. Just bundle up well in the meantime, and maybe pause long enough to admire a few beautiful swirling designs in the frost that blankets your window.
