A snowy day at the lake

Lovely piles of snow... 

The weather forecast last night said we would have a heavy snowfall today.   

I wonder sometimes what the 'heavy' means.  Does it really mean heavy, or just 'lots'?   

The snow didn't seem to be coming down when we went to sleep last night, but it had clearly made an appearance during the night.

The flakes were coming down, but they certainly had a lightness to them.  In the face of snow, my first impulse is no longer to run outside into it, but... there was the dog to think of.  And so, we kitted up for an expedition into the white. 

My West Coast life has undermined my alleged Alberta-hardened snow-preparedness, but never less  I was appropriately dressed in knee high winter boots (bought pre-pandemic for a trip North that never happened), seal skin mitts from Iqaluit (thanks Aju Peters), a knitted Coast Salish wool hat (thanks May Sam), and a coat loaned to me by Bonnie Wyora! 

Hey!   Can't even SEE my hat under all that snow!

There was only one set of tire tracks on the road (Uncle Dave returning home from work late last night), and they provided us with a parallel set of paths to walk in.

One set of tire tracks on the road

Adding my own 'angel wing' tracks

Of course, on the way back home, I couldn't resist the urge to leave my own marks in the snow (which was midway up the calf this morning).

 Here are some more images and videos from the morning walk:

1. Penny the wonder dog is really loving the snow (she hasn't seen much of it in her life as a Victoria dog). Here is a clip of a boy and a dog as we start our walk in the snow https://youtu.be/ZgdbJngyPBI. 

    

2.  A 45 second clip of scrunching in the snow (seconds before I decide to make more lovely tracks https://youtu.be/8992K7RkeYs 

3.  Here is a panorama shot taken at the middle of our own Shuswap "5 Corners". https://youtu.be/VKQjrTAsbEk

So, there you go.  Some visuals for those of you who want a virtual visit out to the lake!  We will see if the day brings us even more snow!