Ice storm 2016

On March 25th, Mother Nature was very angry!

A night of snow, rain and freezing rain left everything covered in a thick layer of ice.

We were lucky we didn't lose our power here, but we did lose our favorite tree.

The entire yard had a sheet of ice on it

 

It really wasn't hard to see the beauty in it all

The following day, the sun came out and started to melt the ice.

The sounds of the ice falling to the ground was amazing (and incredibly loud!)

There were little pieces of ice everywhere! The meltdown had begun!

Just when you think winter is over, Mother Nature reminds us who is in charge.

Waiting for spring

Just because the calendar says it is spring doesn't mean it is!

A while the snow has been melting, it is still a long way until I will be able to get back into the gardens. I am chomping at the bit!

I have been watching my bird bath, which was almost covered in snow.

Soon!

It's COLD outside!

Somehow February seems like the longest month of the year.

We've had bitter cold temperatures, snow, and then more bitter cold.

I did take advantage of a sunny day to go outside and snap a few pictures around the yard.

A cold morning sunrise

Lots of snow this year!

Because it has been so cold outside, I have been spending a lot of time inside.

Father has been busy painting and I have been busy in the kitchen.

I have always wanted to learn how to make bread by hand - without the use of a breadmaker.

This week I tried some basic buns

Not the prettiest buns I've seen, but they tasted great. Not bad for a first attempt!

I've also been making a lot of pizza dough, and so pizza once a week.

Today I want to make some black current jam with some frozen currents from the garden.

And muffins ... Mmmmm.

I hope spring gets here soon so I can get out of the kitchen!

All this cooking isn't good for my waistline!

;)

February blahs

We just had 4 days of snowfall.

I can just barely see the top of the Boxwoods

The garden has a heavy blanket of snow protecting it.

 

 

 

The same picture just a few months ago

 

What a difference 6 months can make!

NOT funny Mother Nature!

We have been enjoying warmer temperatures the past week or so.

I have been out working in the yard, raking, edging.

I was putting out all the garden ornaments in my t-shirt just a few days ago.

Today - April 25th - Mother Nature reminded us who is in charge.

Boomer wasn't too happy about the snow either!

Clearly there would be no yard work done today, so I did what I always do when the weather doesn't co-operate ...

I baked!

No wonder I always gain so much weight in the winter!

Winter still hanging on

Just when I thought that spring my finally be here, we got another 20 cm of fresh snow dumped on us! Even with the cold temperatures, things are melting. This ditch as been flowing for a few weeks now, the thick layer of snow keeping it from freezing again.

Country Boy had a follow up at the fracture clinic on Thursday.

The Doctor was pleased with the latest x-ray, and we have another appointment in 2 weeks.

He seems to be getting along not bad with the use of only one arm. Mom still has to help with washing his hair and spreading peanut butter. LOL

I am getting impatient for spring. There has been snow covering the yard since the 24th of November! I want to play in the dirt!

In the mean time, spring cleaning has begun. 

When spring finally gets here, I am going to be ready

:)

March Break excitement

March came in like a lion.

This will forever be remembered as the winter that didn't want to go away!

There were some nice sunny days, but it was still unseasonably cold.

 

Last Friday was the first day of March Break here for the kids. School resumes on March 17th.

It is always hard to keep the kids amused for the entire week, so when Country Boy asked if he could go snowboarding with some friends I was happy he was actually doing something other then lay around and play video games. I was watching TV after dinner and at about 8 o'clock the phone rang.

Country Boy had fallen at the hill and hurt his arm. His friend was going to take him for x-rays.

I found his health card and met them at the hospital. Sure enough, his arm was broken!

A few hours later we were ready to go home,  Country Boy sporting a lovely plaster cast.

For Country Boy, the rest of the March break would be spent with an elevated arm.

6-8 weeks ahead in a cast!

Thankfully, Little Country Girl would be easily entertained with a shopping trip, a lunch at McDonalds and lots of skating practice.

On Monday, Little Country Girl will be going tubing with her class at a local hill.

Fingers crossed she comes home in one piece!

Good riddence to February!

February is gone, but cold weather is lingering.

Snow sqaulls caused a 96 car pileup on Hwy 400 last week.

The cold is relentless this year, the snow keeps falling.

People are getting cranky.

This morning there was a -30°C windchill.

The long range forecast holds little hope until at least mid March.

Fridays high of -2°C sounds like a walk in the park after recent temperatures,but still below 'seasonal temperatures'.  Temperatures falling again to below 'normal' after that.

Not sure how much more winter this country girl can take!

The beauty of winter

Sometimes winter is so beautiful!