The First Snowfall

The First Snowfall

This week we had our first snowfall of the year in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. Fortunately, it hasn't been very cold. I have mixed feelings about winter. I like snow but hate extremely cold weather. We're talking from -25 to -40 Celsius. Sometimes with a strong wind factor it can feel like eighty below. Needless to say, when it gets this cold people spend as much time as possible indoors.

I used to enjoy winter more when I was a kid. Christmas always arrived in the winter and you got to play road hockey. You could also go ice skating or play ice hockey if you were so inclined. It's ironic that our winters were much colder when I was a youth. I froze my hands, feet and even face several times during these years. As I got older I found winter to be much more of a nuisance. During the winter season you need to wear toques, gloves, parkas and winter boots. You also need to run out and start your car in the cold weather. None of this is fun. When I took my dogs out to the dog park this morning. there was snow on the ground. As the snow wasn't deep walking on it was relatively easy. I also noticed how beautiful the trees looked with snow on their branches.