The snow is just dumping out there this morning. Looking at our garage (a separate building, in back) I see maybe ten to twelve inches of fluffy snow on top. Nevertheless the high temp for today is supposed to reach 8C with a high of 19C for Saturday and 21C (72F) for Sunday! Wow. Very interesting. So as soon as I finish this I'm going out to do some shoveling.
Actually, the snow does not depress me. Analyzing why I think it's because I've wanted to have evidence (as I've said before) of the Otherness of where we now live. I like the fact that it's different. As Charity said the other day, every time she looks at the way the clouds often form--a sort of hanging curtain in front of the mountains--she's reminded that we live somewhere else. You just don't see it like that in Ontario.
Also, I've always had a mild fantasy of living in a remote cabin and writing books. Maybe this is as close as I'll get to that.
Actually, the snow does not depress me. Analyzing why I think it's because I've wanted to have evidence (as I've said before) of the Otherness of where we now live. I like the fact that it's different. As Charity said the other day, every time she looks at the way the clouds often form--a sort of hanging curtain in front of the mountains--she's reminded that we live somewhere else. You just don't see it like that in Ontario.
Also, I've always had a mild fantasy of living in a remote cabin and writing books. Maybe this is as close as I'll get to that.
posted by Ted | 9:19 AM
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Wow, at no point during this winter would we have had the chance to say, "The snow is really dumping down."
Today is a nice day, though the sun's retreated for the moment--it was 80 earlier! Crazy.
Guess I'd better take Jeremiah outside before he "pitches a fit". :)
Actually I heard on the radio that Calgary just broke a snowfall record for April 10. The last one was set in 1920! I got stuck when backing our car into the alley a little while ago, then managed to get going again. However, things are warming up now and the melt it is on. The wild thing is, as I mentioned, we're supposed to spike at 72 on Sunday. (Enjoy yourself there in Lotus Land!)
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