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This morning was the one day this winter where we had enough snow. So the kids skipped the first lessons and we went sledging before it melted.
I kept having to make a largish snowball for Sam to carry around. It would slip further and further down out of his grip until it would fall and break at his feet. Then he'd yell "snow... BALL!" repeatedly and follow me around until I'd make him another one, at which time the process began all over again.
When I was on this walk it was not snowing one bit. All of a sudden a big gust of wind came along and the snow from the branches started falling and scattering in the light. It was quite the sight.
First major snowfall of the season.
A bit too early for my taste, but the tree is up ready for the lighting ceremony next week.
Snow in Victoria is always spectacular. We have a sort of quasi Mediterranean climate and, normally, when we think of snow, it tends to be in the context of snickering up our sleeves about the fact that.. while the rest of the country is blanketed by it for most of the winter... we're out here on the mild, sunny southwest tip... gardening and cycling and going to the beach.
This is the first "real" snow we've had since 1996. And the first November snow since the mid-80s. And... man. Talk about your perfect storms. It came down hard enough to close schools and whatnot... and then the sun came out.
Mike and Echo and I had a great walk and romp around the neighbourhood; took lots of pictures; saw lots of kids out sliding and... here's the best part:
After Mike headed home to do some shovelling, I kept walking and shooting by myself. I saw another woman with a camera... and we started chatting right away. Turns out she's a fellow Flickr-er!!! Calypso Orchid. My first time meeting a Victoria Flickr-er. What a great day!!!
Eating milk and cookies while Flickring on a Snowday just for me. Doesn't get much better than that...
i dont really like this but i was bored, so...yeah
ok so apparently i was wrong...?
thanks guys this is my most commented pic. 16 or something doesnt seem like much to most of you but its alot to me :P
KONICA HEXANON 24MM F2.8 (LATE F22 VERSION) 720nm filter. Camera was in illustration picture effect.
A recently un-retired R42 (J) train approaches Marcy Ave in the first snowstorm of the year.
R42 (J) (St. Louis Car Co., 1969-1970)
Marcy Ave Station
Jamaica Line - BMT
BOSTON (Reuters) - A winter storm was expected to bring more than a foot (30 cm) of snow and howling winds to parts of southern New England on Monday, closing schools and government offices, snarling travel and flooding low-lying coastal areas.