The Abominable Snowman Closes His Mouth

Before I run down to the ferry to catch the bus to Victoria, here are a few more pictures. The swoop of snow from the roof, which from inside looks a lot like I'm in the mouth of an abominable snowman with icicles for teeth, continues to close.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and safe travels if you're going anywhere (and I hope you don't have to).

The Snow Out Here

It's been below zero for 10 days now, and snowed a couple of feet. This is totally unusual for the west coast, and so beautiful! I am at the point of laughing each time it begins to snow again. It's like I'm in some sort of groundhog day-like time warp, or a record that's skipping. Are the days really going by and it is snowing again and not melting?

The power went out on Friday evening and didn't come back on until 2pm the next day. During that time my pipes froze along with many other Gabriolans (their pipes I mean, not the Gabriolans themselves, of course). The pump house had no heat and the filter froze and cracked. I think the cistern might also be frozen. With a sigh of relief I am glad to be renting. And thrilled to be saved by the wood stove!

There are other stories to tell, involving shoveling, shoveling, and shoveling to extricate my truck from a snowbank, only get it stuck in my driveway (which I DID shovel). For now, here are some photos.

The snow swooping from the roof (Saturday)

By this morning the snow had migrated downwards (sorry for the dark picture, but I am at work during all daylight hours this time of year). It continues to migrate, and I plan to take another photo tomorrow.

A snowy Saturday scene looking out from beside the wood stove.

Cozy inside

This is fun!

"We are now entering the UBC fog"

"...And the fog is getting thicker."

"...And still getting thicker."

This was the voice of my dorky bus driver today, one of the many foggy days we've been having lately. I enjoy the fog for its mystery and eerieness. It reminds me that the ocean is close by, and reminds me of Ucluelet where as a rule, it is foggy for almost the entire month of August.