Baptized into Winter

Winter has arrived with a bit of a bang — somewhat literally.

When I looked out the window yesterday morning, I saw that I had a little problem. You can see it if you look to the right of the garage roofline between the road and sidewalk. The street plows had  . . .  um . . . plowed us in. It got a little worse later after the sidewalk plow came by and added to the barrier.

Six days out of seven that wouldn't be a concern because we don't have to punch a clock to get anywhere. But I had a physio appointment at 9am for my torn rotator cuff and guys like me who are having physio for that little problem should not, I repeat not, be shovelling heavy snow. And that snow was heavy.

Sue contacted our driveway guys to see if they could be here by 8:30.

They could, and they arrived. They are very good that way.

When I looked out the window, I saw that the machine had stalled, so I finished getting dressed and went downstairs.

He was gone by the time I opened the garage door , but the job wasn't finished, and there was glass all over the driveaway. Neighbours reported that he had broken his windshield after, apparently, picking up one of the rocks that line our driveway. The rocks have been there for years without a problem, but the operator misjudged a little..

I stood by uselessly while Sue and two neighbour guys cleared the glass, and by the grace of my helpers, I made it to physio on time.

The therapist must have been feeling feisty because she proceeded to dig her vice-like fingers into my delicate shoulder most viciously. They say that this is good for me. Huh.

I survived her ministrations and was almost home when I thought to turn about and get a few provisions.

Silly me left his bags in the car. At the checkout I just dumped them back into the cart to bag at the car. At least it wasn't too cold to bag outside — just a little below freezing without much wind.

On the way home from the store, I stopped for this quick phone pic of the ice and snow clinging to the trees and bushes.

I would say that winter is most definitely here and that it baptized us very well on the first day of its true arrival.

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Sue also took advantage of the snow for her daily prompt that was to show where her feet were at noon.