Not long ago it was looking like November was going to be snow-free, but then it came on the last day of the month. It started off slowly overnight and then in the later morning hours it began coming down in buckets. When it was done there was about 15cm on the ground!
As the new snow piled up it played havoc, weighing down trees and snapping branches. Our wireless internet was on and off, the phone went out (Bell Tel still seems to think it was a problem inside our house!) and then we lost power in the evening. It was actually ok despite the inconveniences. We had a romantic candlelit dinner, we sat around the fireplace without feeling the urge to check emails and then we went to bed early. Everyone should try it!
The next day the sun was out and it was a winter wonderland. The snow glistened off the tree branches, shadows stretched their fingerprints across the snow covered lawns and the smell of winter was in the air.
Winter starting at the beginning of December is never guaranteed. It's still too early to get excited, but give it a few more weeks. Already the ski areas are working hard to get a blanket of artificial snow on the slopes.
