I live in Canada and as most people know we usually have long, cold, snowy winters in most parts of the country. There are exceptions, however. In Vancouver my cousin reported that they have hummingbirds at their feeder. They experience milder, rainy winters. Where I live, in Ontario, we have the lake effect. Since I live near Lake Ontario we don’t get as much snow as places further north.
We usually get plenty of snow, however, and have lots of frigid temperatures. For the past couple of years our winters started in November with lots of snow and continued to April. We were buried in snow the whole time. I’m not a winter person and thankfully we retreated to Florida for a couple of weeks for a break. It was a long winter.
This year has been the complete opposite. It stayed warm right up to December. There’s been some snow but the it keeps melting with the unseasonably mild temperatures. Yesterday we woke up to a winter wonderland after weeks of green grass. It was a jolt. By afternoon all the snow was gone. I’m enjoying this weather. I hope it stays like this.
Cathy Lynn Brooks 
I hate winter too. It seems like it’s permanently winter in the U.K.
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Do you get snow or rain?
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Rain where I am, Wales UK. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: Rain.
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Maybe I should be more appreciative of the snow. We get rain mainly in the Spring.
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Snow is a change, at least!
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We are fortunate to have 4 distinct seasons here. Winter is a little too long and summer too short but we do see lots of change.
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We normally do too, but this rain and wind is relentless this winter! We have 2 weeks of summer, usually 🙂
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Wow, Winter in November to April? That’s really long.😱 It’s always summer here in our country. I want to experience winter someday but only for a short period.😊
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You would likely love it but as a treat. I want to move where it’s warm all year round.
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Down here where I live, Winter starts whenever it wants. Usually, by the end of March winter is over. I can’t imagine a winter going on until April though.
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I’m a weirdo – I love snow! Though how I would cope with thick snow for 6 months I do not know. Here in Massachusetts we have about 9 inches and another 6 forecast the next three days. In France, where I normally live there is hardly any …
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I think I know why. You normally live in France where there isn’t much so it’s a treat. I’ve had this for 58 winters.
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I live in the Auvergne Mountains so we do expect a fair amount of snow each winter. But what you get in Canada is a gazillion times more than we would normally expect and you are right …. I would soon be squealing for mercy given what your normal is 🙂
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France sounds divine!
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I love it and miss it but I’m finding lots to like about New England too and I’m pretty sure Canada is spectacular 🙂
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It is!
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The winter has been exceptionally warm everywhere. Here we have had temperatures between 12° and 18C, and only had one morning of frost. The birds were nesting right up to December, and we can step outside any time of the day or night in teeshirts.
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I just hope we can keep it!
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What a beautiful picture…the sky is breathtaking and the trees look ready for spring…love the rocking chair, its nice that you are keeping it in the family..I can’t even begin to understand you loss my friend…..my thoughts are with you….kat
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Thanks for all your kind words.
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We are having the same kind of weather here in the USA Cathy and I am enjoying it very much.
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Global warming.
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[…] Tomorrow is my grandson’s birthday party for the family. He is turning a year old on Monday. I will be entertaining a fairly large crowd of between 15 and 20 people. Since it is Springlike weather here we have decided to Barbecue hamburgers. My husband Greg is getting the lawn furniture out of the shed and getting the deck ready for an outdoor party. This weather is exceptionally warm for Canada. I wrote about our mild winter in another post. You can read it here. […]
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