Oh yes, we have seriously been dumped on!

Venturing out after brunch, we realised how much snow had fallen, it was crazy, this just does not happen in the UK, so this was a snowy pleasure and an absolute delight for the children (to be honest, I thought this was really cool too).

Apparently, the car buried under this snow is an Audi, like the sun chair in the back yard from the previous post, it has also seen better days!

Although there were plans to go snow sliding tomorrow on a nearby hill, the children with their actions are basically saying to the adults:

‘yeh right, tomorrow, we are not waiting for tomorrow, we are living in the present and we are doing this now, on our own child made hill in the drive’.

And you have to agree, why wait?

One of the most adorable things about the following video, is how the little one struggles to get off the sled, simply too many layers and cannot really see what is going on, but that’s not going to stop her, she is on a mission…





  

Sunrise on the way to Montreal

Despite the extreme weather warnings, we were blessed with a lovely welcome from the sun as we journeyed towards Montreal.


We left very early to get a head start to avoid any meeting with the storm that was forecast.


The effect that the sun has on the scattered clouds above is always a pleasure to witness.  The sun really warmed the car up inside, very deceptive as it was freezing outside!

Clearly the gritters have got the message, helping commuters along the way.

Yep, for you folks back in the UK, there is a Cornwall here too!

This is no April Fool’s…

We have been having some really nice weather in Toronto, Spring is definitely in the air, milder temperatures, birds singing (although they are probably as confused as we are regarding the weather) and you can just feel the change, the positive change towards milder weather and it certainly heightens the mood. Continue reading “This is no April Fool’s…”