I am going to take a total diversion from my usual Posts, and take brief photographic look at Winter here! I know from odd comments made that some of you cannot visualize (or visualize incorrectly) what the world around here is like in Winter.
I do have to stress that there are many parts of Canada that get much lower temperatures, and much heavier snowfalls, than us in S. Ontario!
How can anybody not enjoy scenes like these? Of course having a large body of fresh water close by really helps!
Below: Oakville Harbour wall looks very different in the Summer and is a popular “out and back” event for walkers. Totally impossible in Winter!
Below: Finally, our home in a typical February/March scene.
Yup…. gotta luv Canada! 🙂
It really is beautiful, especially from this side of the image. Brrrrr. 😉
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You know the “drill”! Layers… layers… and more layers! 🙂
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And a wagon to carry them when you need to peel them off like an onion! LOL
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Beautiful photos, but they make me cold just looking at them!
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Just go and put a sweater on and you’ll be fine! 🙂
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Looks like you have gotten more snow than we have so far. 🙂
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Probably not. Those pics are from Feb/Mar a few years ago, although I have no doubt that this Feb/Mar will be very similar! 🙂
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These are such awesome pictures, Colin!!! I have never seen so much snow (or any snow)… Makes me want to visit so bad.
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One day….who knows! 🙂
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So beautiful!The first time I took my hubby to America to stay with my dad in Philadelphia it was like that we flew on Christmas day and when we got there it was -18 Celsius which is -0.4F,The river was completely frozen over with really thick ice the next day it warmed up to -12c and then drop down again at night,the warmest temp we had was just below 0c and then it snowed again on top of the old snow and ice about a foot in 6 hours….we loved it even though it was so cold.we love the snow because we just don’t see it very often,last time we had snow for months on end was about 7/8 years ago for 2 years running,hopefully we will get some this winter but I doubt it,xx Rachel Speedy’s mum
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Hi Rachel – My background is East Anglia so I too never saw much snow, and these temperatures are certainly very different however, one just has to dress sensibly and then enjoy what Mother Nature presents to us! 🙂
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Very true, I wore ski trousers and a ski coat and ski mittens when we would go outside kept me warm and toastie xx
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So beautiful. Thanks for sharing Colin!
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Always happy to share Jodi. 🙂
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I don’t like the cold at all but such sceneries are gorgeous and I enjoy them over here too!
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We keep coming back to choices and perspectives don’t we! 🙂
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Exactly! A few years ago I started to even love winter for such reasons…. and for the twinkling stars at night!
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Wow! That gives frozen a whole new meaning!
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Yup! It means very cold; very hard, and very slippery! It means dress sensibly and be careful! 🙂
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No amount of dressing up will get me through that. *shivers* Brilliantly, exquisitely beautiful though. Can we look forward to more pictures?
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Well Hester, you can look forward to whatever you like but as for the outcome, I’m afraid we must wait and see! 🙂
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Very beautiful. And cold eh wot? 😬
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Most certainly eh! 🙂
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Ummm, maybe I will try to stick out the next 4 years here… (you know, so many of us are considering Canada after the last US election)
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Nice pictures Colin.
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Nice time of year Di! 🙂
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We’re having heavy frosts, think fog and rain at the moment. I’m not sure how snow could affect us here on the marina, and we only had little flurries last year. Lincolnshire had some great snowfalls though, sneaking up on us overnight!
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We do have a few boats that stay “in the water” over Winter, but they a have an air tube around them letting out bubbles. It keeps the water nearby agitated so it does not freeze and compress the boat’s hull. As long as your water does not freeze…….. you’re fine! 🙂
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With so many boats here in our basin at the moment with log burners on board, any ice on the water surface is just a crust. However, it has been known to freeze to such an extent that one guy took a photo of his mate walking on it. That was before our time though.
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A beautiful diversion. Looks like Canada would be a lovely place to visit in the winter, but…I think I will enjoy being warm and “visiting” through the lens of your camera for now. 🙂
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Ah but a photo can never replicate the “real thing”! 🙂
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LOL! You may have a point there… but… :I wouldn’t want to get lost in the snow drifts 🙂
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That’s when you would shout “Help!” 🙂
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I do love seeing snows, frosting anything related to winter, it’s amazing.. Thanks for sharing
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Hi Zy, and welcome to my (and Ray’s) Blog. I agree, Winter can be really amazing with its impromptu ice sculptures, and snowscapes! 🙂
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It is really especially to those including me, living on the other side..
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Thanks for sharing. Lovely pictures and it gives me more a sense of what you are dealing with on your daily walks. I’m not use to snow country and just spent a week in Yellowstone where it hit minus 30 degrees one day. Wildlife was enjoying it, but us humans took cover quite quickly.
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Hi Maria: It really does not take long to adapt….. and then enjoy the new season! 🙂
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But I’m a California girl. I have to admit, that when it warmed up to minus 5 degrees F it didn’t seem that bad. Just layer the clothes, and those hand and foot warmers really came in handy.
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That’s all it is really… just dressing for it! 🙂
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