Beautiful Snow

For years now Theresa and I have been coming home from Florida to green grass and fall like weather. We always wished for some snow to put us in the Christmas spirit. Well this year we are at home and received  the gift we wished for many times over. Nearly 30 cm of the white stuff landed on our doorstep followed by a little more this morning.

It felt good shoveling the driveway and seeing all my neighbours doing the same thing. It is one time when we actually work together and socialize. There is a little competition between two of my neighbors who try to be the first with a clean driveway and sidewalk. Bot these people are women and to make matters even worse is that sometimes they start so early they come to help me with my work.I appreciate their effort in keeping their property in perfect order and expecting others to do the same.

Our neighborhood looks great during every season but with the clean snow coating the trees and fences it brings a new level of beauty and we wish it would always be so. We are on a bus route so the city plows our road early and often. This means that our driveway gets a fresh layer of salty, wet snow which can freeze and cause a bump which is hard to remove. No sooner does the plow go by when we rush to clear the mess before freezing.

There is something to be said about seasons and the changes and challenges they bring so enjoy each one in turn and specially the beautiful snow.