I know I promised you pictures of the tiny jail, but they will have to wait. Why you ask? Well, as I’ve said before, Mother Nature has once again lost her freakin’ mind!! Yes, I live in Southern Ontario right in the middle of the snowbelt, and getting snowstorms is pretty much a daily occurrence around this time of year, but when you wake up in the middle of the night to a thundersnowstorm, you have to wonder if Mother Nature has taken up drinking or drugs of some sort.
Snow squall after snow squall raced through our region yesterday and into last night. Accumulation wasn’t the issue though because the snow wasn’t that heavy compared to what we often get. However, the winds were crazy, and it made driving treacherous! My hubby has been working at an RV show in Toronto this weekend, driving down in the morning and home late at night, and this morning he called me when they got there safely, commenting that he didn’t know how the highways weren’t closed! And it’s not supposed to get any better tonight. In fact, we may get as much as 10-15 cm today and another 10-15 cm overnight, and to think that we were walking around in running shoes and light jackets last weekend. Daniel, of course, is crossing his fingers for a snow day tomorrow and truthfully so am I LOL!
All last night, the wind howled against the back of our house causing the windows to rattle and the house to moan. At one point, Mike got up and I told him to turn the heat up because I was so afraid the power would go out and leave us with a cold house because we always turn the furnace down when we go to bed. Then, all of a sudden, it started to thunder and lightning!! No, I’m not kidding – bolts of lightning that lit up our bedroom and thunder that made the house shake, and all the while it was still snowing outside. I thought I was dreaming!
This morning I grabbed my camera and ran outside in my housecoat (I sure hope I didn’t scare any of the neighbours when it blew open in the wind) and snapped some pictures to share with you. Can you blame me for staying under a warm blankie on the couch with a good book this afternoon? 🙂
Behind our house when we first woke up this morning
The neighbours’ houses are starting to disappear!!
Poor little forlorn Muskoka chair waiting desperately for summer 😦
This is my favourite shot of all – strange but true
Yup, those are our Christmas lights!
Kind of difficult to see out our front door this morning
My poor car 😦 and it looks like that windshield has ice on it too. Oh yay, I love scraping the windshield – not!
photos from the loonybin 
Wow you sure had it bad. We drive back from londin this morning and the highway was terruble. We have high winds in Thornhull but no snow….yet.
My son’s girlfriend lives north of here, near Owen Sound, and her Dad was supposed to be driving her back to Laurier University in Waterloo today. They started out this afternoon, but the visibility was so bad that they had to turn around, and the highway is now closed. I just hope my hubby can make it home from Toronto tonight!!
Gary is confused or pulling quite a joke here–but I will play along–wish I was there with the cold and snow and winds instead of just here where it is cold and the wind has died down
Oh good, so it’s not just me LOL!! I was going to cry if he forgot my name, so it better just be a joke :).
Yikes?? Love your first photo Cindy!!! That is crazy lots of snow!!! Good luck!! 🙂 **
Actually, for our area this is not very much snow really, but it sure was a messy day. I’m just glad my hubby got home safely, and now Daniel and I are wishing fervently for a snow day tomorrow :).
so do your neighbors have any blogs we should follow so we can see what shots they got this morning… the first picture of the chair is great….
LOL!!! Bad boy :). And now to change the subject – did you get any of this lovely weather today?
Oh no.. I would not survive in weather like that… I would not get out of bed… not even for a pee… I’d need a bed pan…
Trust me, other than going outside to quickly take these pictures, I didn’t step foot outside all weekend. I really should have been outside shovelling considering my hubby was working, but I conveniently didn’t think about it LOL!! Oh well, the wind blew it around so much the driveway isn’t too bad :). I’m sure not looking forward to going to work today though that’s for sure!
It’s so much fun being Canadian. Eh.
Sure is eh!! LOL. I must say even though I’d rather be laying on a beach right now under the warm sun, I wouldn’t trade being a Canadian for anything :).
Your snow topped ours. We only have an inch on the ground and no thunder. I’ve heard that once during a snowstorm and it’s cool, but terrifying. Stay safe and warm. I hope you and Daniel get the day off. Nice photos.
Thanks TBM :). The thunder was really weird, especially since we were sleeping at the time. It’s very confusing to my pee-sized brain to wake up in the middle of the winter and hear thunder but see snow LOL!! So far no cancellations this morning, so it looks like I will have to go to work – should be a very interesting drive :(.
Drive safe.
Thanks my friend – I will :). I’m a firm believer in slow and steady wins the race!!
I have to totally disagree with. Though I can’t tell you which one you should think is your favorite, the first one, as my friend Jim would say, is killer! I see a B&W conversion, bring up the detail/sharpness on the two foreground trees and brush…
Oh yea, a wall hanger for sure!
Wow Jeff, coming from you that really means a great deal to me!! I will try that tonight for sure :). Thanks! Now I have to drive to work in this crap LOL! Have a great day.
Oooooh! I love scary storms when I’m all cozy inside, but thunder, lightning and snow too? Good grief! The noise and light show would have done my dog in. She’s already on anti-depressants. 🙂
Yes, this storm would have sent her to the doggy shrink for sure! We didn’t get that much as far as accumulation goes, but the noise and light show was something else :).
Yikes! That storm looks serious!
16C and sunny here today along the South Carolina USA coast. 🙂
Get the spare room ready – I’m coming for a visit!! LOL
Wow that is a lot, and I mean a lot of snow! I like the perspective of the last image. Stay warm!
Thanks Kevin :). You know what’s really funny though? This is not a lot of snow to us at all LOL! We can get way more than this. Sometimes we get so much snow in the wintertime that when we shovel the driveway, the banks at the side of the driveway can be higher than the cars. I sure hope we don’t get that much snow this year though :).
Oh yeah, I just moved from the Adirondack Mountains area in Northern New York and spent many hours shoveling snow for hours. Good thing our new home in Alabama doesn’t get snow 🙂
Like I said to Phil above, get the spare room ready – I’m coming for a visit LOL :).
🙂