Canadian Prairie Snowstorm

We are into the third day of the first big snowstorm to hit Calgary and the surrounding area this winter.  A shock to most people’s system.  I love this season but I was a bit zealous shovelling the snow on my drive and my neighbour’s.  Have to get the back into snow removal shape – not sure how, just more practice I suppose.

While trawling along the roads home this afternoon, I stopped by a homestead along Highway 22 to photograph some of the landscape altered by the return of the white blanket.

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And, at the fire hall that stands watch over our small community I laughed when I saw this sign.

It may be the case that the woods are still dry as the moisture in the snow has yet to be released into the soil but, at first glance, it seems a bold contradiction to the visible reality.