We have come from the spring blossoms in British Columbia last week to the spring snow in Alberta of this past Saturday. It was a hard pill to swallow but certainly not unusual for the time of year. What is it that they say about Alberta weather? If you don’t like what you see, then just wait for ten minutes. That is certainly true for this past week. From snow, blowing wind and temperatures around minus twelve on Saturday, we jumped to sunshine and a high of plus twenty-four on Tuesday. I am not fond of springtime snow. I like to put away my winter boots and heavy coats and bring out my running shoes and fleece jacket. The latter don’t do well in ten inches of snow. Nevertheless, this mound of snow is what Lyle was shovelling from our driveway last weekend. Today I am posting two pictures. They both show snow where it belongs – freshly fallen but on the top of a mountain. On our drive home from the Okanagan we stopped in Field, a small railway community nestled in the mountain range. There is a tourist information centre beside the highway so we often make this a stop to stretch. That particular day was quite lovely with sunshine and the sound of trains chugging back and forth as background noise. My friend, Joyce, loves trains and so Field is a favourite place for her to be. I like driving through the mountains because I can see them. It’s also the best way that I can think of to try to explain to other people what it is that I can see and what it is that I can’t see. While I might not be able to see a person who is standing a meter or two away from me, on a clear day I can see the size and scope of a mountain peak that might be more like 2000 meters distant. Anyway, this explains the next two pictures. I am in the foreground, but the snow capped mountain peak stands majestically in the background.
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| Sue in front of snow-capped mountain 1 |
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| Sue in front of snow-capped mountain 2 |
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