Merry Christmas 2008

It's been an interesting few days here on the West Coast. For the last 2 weeks we have had quite unusually cold temperatures with daytime highs of -12C and wind chills down to -20. Quite unheard of here in Lotus Land. Then came the snow, snow, and more snow. We had our first serious dump of snow over the weekend, and we got about a foot then. But it didn't stop, and on Christmas Eve morning I measured the snow after clearing off this the night before. Another foot by mid morning. It continued to snow all day, and into the night and was still snowing this morning.
Finally we had a break in the storms, and the plows came out to clear the streets. Another front is supposed to move through tomorrow, bringing snow, and then changing to the more typical rains of the coast. Our power was out for most of Christmas Eve, getting it back last night, only to lose it again very early this morning. Finally things came back on around noon, which was a relief, as with being on a well, when the power goes out, there is no water!
Dogs are enjoying the snow tho! Here is Hilda, who is quite difficult to photograph, as even at 7 years old, she never stops moving.

Of course Jovo has an opinion about the snow as well, and took a moment to share it with the neighbourhood, leading the yard in a group howl.

Now that the temps have warmed up to hover around -3 to +1 the pups are spending more time out in their kennel. This gives them lots of room to run around and play. Today they are 5 weeks old, and I wonder where has the time gone!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and that the holidays are peaceful and bright.

Merry Christmas from all of us at RiverIce in Maple Ridge, BC!

Three Musketeers!