time out (side)

I was talking on the telephone, yesterday evening, with my buddy Charlie, a Montrealer. He said the colour there is green. It was cold outside his home when we spoke (about 9PM his time); about minus 15. Outside my home it was 0 degrees and the snow was falling.

This morning the colours were wonderful. A mauve, orange, pink and purple horizon above snow covered North Shore mountains. All the hardwood trees are spidery and frosted and the firtrees (the three still standing) are decked out in white as well. It's all very beautiful. We are likely to have this weather for the next few days. Its a welcome interuption to the dark, wet gloomy winter.

I asked Charley if he thinks some Montrealers, the elderly and folks who have a tough time with the cold and ice and snow, will welcome the coming of The Great Thaw. He said they might and he is one of them. The picture up above this post was taken outside our home.
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