Boxing Day Snowstorm

It is now the evening of Boxing Day (December 26, 2012) and we are currently in the middle of a very heavy snowstorm. I opened the balcony door, stuck the camera outside in the cold and snapped this picture.

You can just see the balcony railing - despite the snow pouring down. There is at least an inch or two of snow on the ground already.

This is the first decent snow we have had in the last 4 years. 

If there is any snow on the ground in the morning, my son wants to go out and play. I will take some more photos.

It Snowed!!!

I don't care what they say about global warming - they are WRONG!!!

They kept saying things like "Snow will disappear completely." and "Your grandchildren won't know what snow is"

Well guess what - It SNOWED today!!!

In DOWNTOWN Toronto!! Right down on the shore of Lake Ontario.  I mention the lake specifically, because the snow still piles up every year, way up in Scarborough - about 10 miles away!!!

It has not snowed downtown for years!!!  It's been a good 4 years since I last saw any decent amount of snow on the ground.

This view is out of my balcony door today (December 22nd, 2012)  - this photo was taken less than half an hour ago!!!  Sure the snow is not deep, but it is there!!!

The TV weather channel says the temperature outside is -2 degrees Celcius.

The first snow of the year.

Its not even officially winter yet (that does not start until December 21st) and it snowed briefly today in Downtown Toronto. Not more than an hour. The snow did not settle - because the ground is not cold enough yet. Right now - less than 2 hours after the snow flurries - we have a blue sky and the sun is shining.

This years Santa Parade will be on November 16th. Whether or not we will go depends on the weather. If its is too cold and snowing, we can always watch it on TV.

The flurries we got today were the left overs of a storm that covered Quebec and Eastern Ontario. Some parts of Ontario have lost power.

Snowed in today

Its snowing today. This blizzard went through Oklahoma and the Midwest 2 days ago, and I have been hearing stories that many many people have lost power. I do hope we don't lose power - again. I took a photo. This is my flickr account. I was going to take my son out to see Santa today at the local mall, but that's going to wait until this blizzard stops. In the meantime, I'll see if I can continue reading.