With the frigid temperatures we are getting at the moment, it is easy to think that Canada is only made of snow, cold and ice. All inhospitable and unforgivingly hard.
While big parts are mostly always snowy white, there is a hidden beauty to that snow. A beauty we often overlook. So here is a closer look to that white stuff everyone calls “just snow…”
Yep, going out yesterday was a first. After a quite extensive time inside, I finally got the chance to go out again.
I went to an old farm or homestead that hasn’t served as such since 1963.
As soon as winter arrives we start shovelling the snow. That is amusement only for the first time. The second time it’s already less fun and the third… well let’s talk about something else.
In the beginning of the winter, the City of Winnipeg places signs everywhere, warning people not to go on the ice, or more accurately - under the ice.
Ok, so it has been a while now that trees have lost their leaves, that the colourful birds have left the country. Our lives are now devoid of colour. Let’s not exaggerate, but it starts to work on some people’s nerves to not see any colour outside.
So why wait until next season for some colour? I have some for your enjoyment, right here.
Everybody has heard of the Canadian Winter. In Canada, everybody “knows” about the “Winnipeg Winter”, apparently the coldest of all places on earth in winter. So what does the
world expect we are doing during this icy period? Are we supposed to stay inside, huddled around the fire inside our homes and never go outside? If that is your idea of the Winnipeg Winter, you may want to read on…