Mary Soderstrom's Blog

The days are getting longer, and the snow is melting....some days.  What is uncovered can be surprising.

You never know what kind of critters are under the snow!
 

 Happy Valentine's Day!

Don't know what sort of critter made these tracks, now somewhat obscured by blowing snow--mice, squirrel, gnomes.

But whatever it is/was it must be cold, as the temperature hasn't got above -15 C all day.  What a winter!
 

Evi, the cat, who is living through her first winter, won't venture outside today because it is so cold.  She's not keen on getting her paws snowy in any case, but today she's even more reluctant.

As for me, I suppose I should go outside, but I've been putting it off, and the thought of posting a winter photo really doesn't appeal.  So this is a shot taken last summer of a lawn full of clover and other attractive weeds, just so we don't forget that winter will actually end at some point.  

There's nothing like a sunny winter day with fresh snow and a little time on your hands!  Sledding on the eastern slope of Mount Royal is an in-city pleasure. 
 

 Well, perhaps not dancing, but their shadows on the snow this sunny day seem almost exhuberant.  Good way to start the New Year.  

 May 2026 be full of good times, at least on a personal level.  Sure hasn't started that way on the political level. 

But we must keep our eye on the good stuff so we don't give up. 

 

Coldest morning so far.  Like old times, the old timers say.
 

 

My big jade plant doesn't bloom every year, but when it does, it is lovely.  So nice to have flowers when it is icy outside.