Spring...???

Last weekend we were hit with a significant spring snow storm and there was quite a bit of accumulation.  We Canadians didn't take this all to seriously.  After all... March almost always comes in like a lamb and then blasts out like a lion.  We all thought this would be winter's last gasp, and that spring weather would be upon us.  Spring officially arrived last Wednesday, but along with it, another winter storm.  This second one was worse than the first.  It snowed heavily for most of two days.  The accumulation that we had and thought was significant was nothing compared to what came this week.  It's almost as if the earth reversed its orbit on the equinox and plunged us back into winter, rather than rolling forward into spring.

Road conditions were terrible.  The snow and blowing snow resulted in white out conditions and there was a huge traffic accident on Highway 2, south of the city.  Hundreds of vehicles were involved and there were over 100 injuries... fortunately none fatal, and only a handful serious.  When I took Hailey to her dance class on Thursday evening, the studio was almost empty and only a handful of other students showed up.  At work we already started getting numerous phone calls from customers desperate for some one to come out and deal with the water backup that was occurring into their roofs and around their skylights as a result of all this snow beginning to melt.

Here are a couple of photos of the snow accumulations in our yard.  These were taken earlier in the week, just before the snow finally quit.  Note how much snow cover there is on the roof of our garage.  And compare the views of the front yard, and the kids swing set, to those that I posted a couple of days ago.  I think that accumulations are now between 1-1/2 and 2 feet, considering what we previously accumulated over the winter, what we got last weekend, and now what has been added these last few days.