Isn't it gorgeous? That's not what most Ottawans are saying. All week there's been grumbling:
"When is this winter going to end?
Enough with the snow already.
This is supposed to be spring.
I can't take any more of this stuff.
Don't you just hate this snow?"
On and on it goes. People are pretty fed up with all our snow. Personally it doesn't bother me all that much. Maybe it's because we had our two week reprieve in Costa Rica. Yes, I'd rather have an early spring but the plain fact is; this is Ottawa in March. Anyone who has lived in Ottawa for more than a couple of years should have resigned themselves to the fact that you can get all kinds of weather in March - wonderful, warm temperatures or the worst snowstorm of the winter. I never count on good weather until mid April.
For families on March Break, the snow cover was a real benefit. Toboggan hills and ski resorts were probably very busy. Here at our place, Sean took advantage of the snow piled high on our deck and shovelled a toboggan track below it, for the kids.
It was their first real experience of tobogganing and they loved it. It had been many years since we had helped little ones get settled on a toboggan. We loved helping them, as much as they loved the pure joy of flying down the hill.
So, we just have to make the most of this wintery weather. There is nothing to be gained by complaining about it. There are plenty of real problems to worry about: the U.S. president, the North Korean president, all the people we know who are living with cancer or other serious health conditions, the civilians who are dying in Syria. No, this weather is nothing to be concerned about. It's not a real problem. Today we had freezing rain. There will, no doubt, be more snow. This is nothing new - just Ottawa in March.
It was their first real experience of tobogganing and they loved it. It had been many years since we had helped little ones get settled on a toboggan. We loved helping them, as much as they loved the pure joy of flying down the hill.
So, we just have to make the most of this wintery weather. There is nothing to be gained by complaining about it. There are plenty of real problems to worry about: the U.S. president, the North Korean president, all the people we know who are living with cancer or other serious health conditions, the civilians who are dying in Syria. No, this weather is nothing to be concerned about. It's not a real problem. Today we had freezing rain. There will, no doubt, be more snow. This is nothing new - just Ottawa in March.
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