Sunday, April 6, 2025

SNOW

We are the 6th of April and we've
had a Spring snow storm yesterday.

 


 


 

 

Echinacea flowers


It is pretty but we've had enough.


 

We still have a lot of snow left to melt.








117cm (46 inches) of snow fell in one week,
in  February here in the Gaspé Peninsula, 

 



The backyard in February.
We had a blizzard with high winds
causing high snowdrifts with
 road closures in several regions.

Huge snow drifts everywhere
including the backyard.


The strong winds from the blizzard 
blew all the snow off the gallery
and some of the yard beyond,
which was a good thing.


My sister Annie and I shovelled
 a path to the storage shed to
retrieve our snowshoes.


and across the other shed to get the snowshoes.


Hurray, Annie got them.




The blizzard continued on,  all that week.


And we kept shovelling.
4 times in one week.
We got exercise and fresh air.




Happy Spring everyone!
The snow will eventually melt and
Spring flowers are coming.

💙💚💛

Monday, January 20, 2025

January At The Beach

My sister Annie and I went for a 
quick walk on the beach yesterday.
We haven't had a lot of snow so far this
 Winter, but very cold temperatures.
Since the temperature was 3deg Celsius, 
or 36 deg F,  warmer than usual, 
we decided to take a walk on the beach
We didn't stay long, the wind was very
 chilly and a snow storm was in the
  forecast for today.

The Baie des Chaleur
in Eastern Quebec.




We collect seaglass and 
other treasures of the sea.
My sister Annie found this piece of pottery.


When we got home we realized it 
has a photo on the other side...

the other side

I do collect these holey stones
or hag rocks.

I am thankful for my new warm mittens.
the bottom and thumb opens.
Invented for phone users.
excellent for beachcombers also.



A scallop shell

Annie

A little video




Further down the beach...
A surveyor's pole.
Property disappearing
into the sea. 


I don't know what this
 huge wire cage is used for,
I assume it has floated
 over from New Brunswick.
There are others also.




A lot of our land has disappeared
in resent years because of climate change
and rising sea waters. 




Despite the cold, we enjoyed our 
walk and the treasures we found.




Thanks for your visit.
Enjoy the rest of Winter.

💙💙💙