We had the family here on Christmas Eve for turkey dinner and gift opening. We had a quiet time on Christmas morning and I was watching and listening to The Three Tenors Christmas Concert on YouTube on my Apple TV I got for Christmas. The first song was "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" which was written by Irving Berlin in 1940 and one of the most popular songs of all time. There are different accounts of whether he was in California or Arizona when he wrote it but somewhere that he was dreaming of a white Christmas. I remember very few times in Saskatchewan that there was no snow for Christmas, and this year we are having a very white Christmas.
View from our front window
View of the snow in the back yard
We set a monthly record for snowfall in November of 70 cm (over 2 feet). The November normal is 13 cm and previous record 54 cm. So far we have 100 cm (over 3 feet) which is what we normally get in a whole winter. Of course we do not have snow 3 feet deep on the ground since it settles and some has melted on mild days. But there is enough accumulation that neighbours are scouting for more places to put the snow cleared from their driveways or get some hauled away. We are thankful for a neighbour who has a Quad ATV (small 4 wheel all terrain vehicle) with a blade on the front who clears our side by side driveway together with his as well as sidewalks all the way down the street.
We have had a wonderful Christmas and this is certainly a very white one.
2 comments:
the snow seem wonderfull :)
Nice to see snow. wish we had half of it. I think 1997 there was no snow for Christmas. We were in Rosetown at Kirk's. it was one of the last major outings for Ella's dad. Someone took a blurry picture on the front lawn of all of us in our shirtsleeves. I like White Christmas, myself, too. song and snow.
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