Thinking of you, Pete, as you deal with this very dry period. May that rain arrive early next week, God willing. Glad you have received some rain, Wagga!

Good to hear you are safely home, coracle!

What a snowstorm we had overnight. 18" of the white stuff on the outside table. And it is cold—-17C / 1.4F—plus a windchill. There is to be continuing snow much of today. Everything is shut down. Periods of snow tomorrow again, then flurries over the weekend. Still remaining cold, 'though not as chilly, the next week or so, sitting around -5C / 23F daytime, with nighttime temps averaging around -10C / 14F.  

I see from radar that this massive system extends from far south-western Ontario to eastern Canada, although in the far east it is rain, not snow. (This graphic only shows Ontario.)

It is so gorgeous out.  Hubby was up before 5:30, shoveling our fairly long driveway, and as the light grew around 7:15, the air took on that beautiful, almost mysterious, blue tinge that snow brings. 

We have had overcast, wintry skies for weeks now. 'Though I find cloudy days to be motivating and invigorating, I do miss seeing the night sky, but that will come again, in time.   

Last winter was great for snow; it turns out this winter is, too. The snowfalls started this season in mid-November, and, aside from a few days here and there, have continued beautifully for two months to freshen the landscape, blanketing everything with a pristine white.