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“The first real day of spring is like the first time a boy holds your hand. A flood of skin-tingling warmth consumes you, and everything shines with a fresh, colorful glow, making you forget that anything as cold and harsh as winter ever existed.” —Richelle E. Goodrich
Spring officially arrived at 11:30 p.m. EST, Saturday. Oh, how I am excited for new beginnings and jean jackets.
What a wonderful surprise to find the ground covered with a fresh coat of snow, this morning. The first snowfall of the season is always great – mainly, because no one is sick of it yet and it’s not too cold to enjoy.
To see the snow in its full glory, I decided to check out the grounds at Greenwood Conservation Area in Ajax. The snow is mostly untouched, and the park is framed with tall, grand evergreens. Oh yes, and my mom also joined me. She started a snowball fight. What a rascal!
“There’s a certain magic that comes with the very first snow …” – Frosty the Snowman
What a dumping of snow! Southern Ontario got hammered today. The Greater Toronto Area alone has received 15-20 centimetres of the white stuff – and we got off lucky. But I must say, I love it.
It’s been years since I’ve seen this much snow (it was at least five inches above my ankles) – probably since I was in grade school. But instead of staying indoors all day, I decided to ask my mom to join me outside – in this winter wonderland – to shoot some fun photos! It took about an hour of snapping, but I think our “session” was successful. Thanks, Mom!
But what about the rest of the country? Seeing as many of the bloggers who stop by this site are not from the Great White North, I wanted to compile images that depict our country’s winters using images I found by other independent artists at Saatchi Art.
This first image is shot by Indonesia photographer Kris Ham. During his travels, he was able to capture a photo of some skiers across the park at Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec.
Artist S J Emberton was able to get a great candid shot of the empty, snow-covered and desolate Keats Street in Saskatchewan.
And I’ll leave you with something a bit more local. North Bay’s shot the slick road conditions in a series she titles Spring Drive.”
If you have any weather-related photos/posts, link them below! I’d love to check out what spells Old Man Winter cast on the rest of you.
It’s just past midnight. I waited up to see the snow fall; the first significant snowfall of the season. We’re expecting around 4 centimetres overnight. If this weather holds up, I’ll be out snapping photos of the town all day tomorrow!
A lot of people dread the white stuff, but I have come to love it. This time of year always brings back such great memories of sledding, building snowmen and making snow angels. Now that I’m older, it’s nights like these that I look forward to; the beauty of a late evening snow dusting. I hope you are all enjoying the sights, as well.
