Weird Kootenay winter
We are entering the spring season here in the Kootenays, a time when the weather is supposed to be somewhat unpredictable. But this year our whole winter has been kind…
Seasonal snowfall and a new comfy chair
We haven’t had as much snow this year here at our home near Castlegar as usual. So it was no real surprise when we got a bit of a dump of the white stuff last Friday. Waking up to a marshmallow world is not entirely a bad thing.
We also finally got that ‘comfy chair’ Irene and I have been wanting to add to my office space. There is a little story behind that as well.
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Castlegar Winter Snow: 2021 vs 2022
The snowfall this year in Castlegar has been a bit…much. I’ve given my lawn tractor’s snowblower a good workout.
But memory is a fickle thing: our brains edit and generate content to create a story. So I decided to post a few comparison photos of our new Kootenay winter life.
(more…)Bing Crosby should be ashamed…
I'm not dreaming of a white christmas: more of a nightmare, really... I took the above picture less than an hour ago. I don't know exactly how much snow we've…