Thursday, December 7, 2017
I Think It's Finally Winter
Winter appears to have arrived here today, with snow all day on and off, getting quite heavy this evening. And the forecast suggests no temperatures above freezing for the forseeable future. We have 5 or 6" on the ground now.
It started gently this morning, with a dusting of snow on the ground from yesterday.
But then it started blowing in quite steadily. It appears snow does not 'fall' here, it blows in horizontally! Hopefully the wind will help blow it all away so I don't have to shovel too much.
I have discovered that the local cemetery provides a nice walk. It has two approach lanes through the forest, and then some mature trees in the cemetery itself. By the time I got here after lunch, there was several inches of white stuff.
I always think the snow on the headstones makes it interesting. It takes me just about 40 minutes to walk all the way around, and the roads are in good shape, but of course have no traffic. Makes for a peaceful walk.
Down at the shore it was white too, and Georgian Bay was just a white haze in the distance.
In late afternoon it came down heavily for awhile. The tall spruce across the road were a haze behind the heavy snowfall. Waiting to see how much will be on the ground in the morning.
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Wow! I saw on the news that there was lake effect snow and it looks like you sure got it! I hope it isn't heading here!
ReplyDeleteIt sure is pretty. I think it would be lovely to have a walk around that cemetery every day. Maybe get out your cross country skis! :-)
ReplyDeleteA delightful sight to see!
ReplyDeleteHere it's cold, but the ground's mostly bare.
Beautiful, we need some of that cool down here. So good you have places to walk easily to, and I guess a cemetery is as good as it gets, peaceful, serene, and headstones with snow sprinkled on top, a lovely setting for them all.
ReplyDeleteoooh it's just so peaceful and beautiful. you captured it well!!!
ReplyDeleteThe snow on the headstones is eerily beautiful.
ReplyDeleteCemeteries can be a great place for walking and even----by golly---thinking. Love the solitude.
ReplyDeleteI scrolled through the posts I missed. You do have some interesting places for hikes and adventures.
MB
wow! look at all that beautiful snow!
ReplyDeleteSnow always looks more beautiful in the rural areas. So far no snow in the GTA.
ReplyDeleteYep, sure looks like winter up your way alright.
ReplyDeleteLove the snow capped environs!
ReplyDeleteThanks for allowing us to enjoy some of your winter wunderland, looks beautiful just like I remember it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea, walking through the cemetery. It would indeed be peaceful and the paths would be smooth. Brrr, looks cold although pretty. Hmmm, nope I don't miss that.
ReplyDeleteThat does look like winter. All we have right now in the white department is fog. Pretty solid for three days keeping me stuck in town. They talked about people getting bushed off the grid, wonder what they call it for people staying in town too long? - Margy
ReplyDeleteWOW ! Pretty . It is cold here but still no snow for us down here as of yet in Southwestern Ontario still green and brown land . Thanks for sharing lovely photos , Have a good weekend !
ReplyDeleteIt sure does look pretty. My favorite is the one down by the water.
ReplyDeleteThe cemetery you walk around is a lot bigger than the two I walk around.
Love the picture of the shore. I like a cemetery walk too, but mine isn't that long.
ReplyDeleteOh, I so love these views...blogger/or my computer are playing tricks on me. I visited this page later in the evening last night to see if you had posted. Yet this says it was posted at 7:32 pm. And I do think it is blogger...I almost always leave pages open and hit refresh later to see if the blog has been updated. I have not notice it here before but at another one used to happen real often.
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