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While in the Nation (sic) of Québec people are still wondering if Gilles Vigneault was right to say « Mon pays ce n’est pas un pays, c’est l’hiver », Vancouver is being given a well deserved lesson and rather stunning proof that « Mon chemin ce n’est pas un chemin, c’est la neige. »

I was so wrong yesterday writing about how the few flurries we’d had would be « as bad as it gets ». It has now been snowing non-stop for 36 hours. The snow, which at first was shy and melting instantly upon touching the ground, has taken control of the city and blanketed our lives with a thick white cover. Roads are a mess; snow plowers that I didn’t know we had have magically appeared and are trying to keep the streets clear.

Kids and adults alike are playing outside, simple parks have become crowded ski hills and murderous snow fights are erupting everywhere. The city has for now forgotten that it’s living under a boil water advisory in its 10th day. Christmas, this year, arrived early.

Out all day, I walk and walked and walked, ending up at the VanDusen Botanical Gardens. Gone were the colorful leafs of a too short fall season, but the place was still mesmerizing. 10 or 15 cm of fresh powdery snow were torturing the poor trees which, unaccustomed to such weight, were dropping otherwise healthy branches like as many tears of pain.

I will post more pictures as soon as I’ve processed them. For now, here’s a quick glance at Vancouver today, 26th of November, 2006.

[ Written from Waves on Main, while someone with a sick sense of humor was playing Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville... ]

 

 Posted at 12:38 AM in Photoblogs: & Vancouver:

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  • 1 - Anonymous says:

    « Magique ! Tu me ferais aimer l’hiver.
    I want more !!! »

  • 2 - NewYorkangel says:

    « Magnificent but still very cold, right??!!
    And what the Heck is that??!!
    « Mon chemin ce n’est pas mon chemin, c’est la neige. »
    I found it hilarious actually!! And you know why??
    ’Parce que l’eau, c’est la vie’...
    Ben, OUAIS, ÇA N’A AUCUN RAPPORT!! »

  • 3 - Sigrid says:

    « Listen to him! Now was he all thrilled and excited by the first snow in Quebec? Nor sirree. But Vancouver snow! Aaaah! Now that’s special! That’s magical! Fi donc! (secoue la tête, dégoutée) »

  • 4 - Vince says:

    « Pfff this blog is high maintenance... Or rather, the visitors are...

    Anonymous: there’s more coming soon, I just need a day to prepare them.

    NYA: Du coup, I’m not sure if you were joking or not, but I did find my typos so I corrected them. Thanks. :-)

    Sigrid: Well, when you’re done with the sarcasm, maybe you’ll remember that you too, were quite excited when it snowed - ONCE - in Aix-en-Provence... ;-) »

  • 5 - miss lulu says:

    « skiouze mi, il faut absolument que je fasse un post sur mon blog à propos de la justice divine!! je peux te piquer quelques photos? tu les aurais pas en un peu plus grand par hasard? oh la la, j’y crois pas, de la neige chez vous avant chez nous, mouahahahaha! »

  • 5.1 - Vince answers:

    « Bon, ca va, hein, Miss Lulu, don’t bring back your strawberry! ;-) Mais vas-y, tu peux piquer les photos. Et sache que les flocons de vos moqueries fondent avant même de toucher la tuque de mon dédain souverain. ;-) »

  • 6 - miss lulu says:

    « quoi, comment?? mais je n’oserais me moquer cher ami ;) (but my strawberry tastes delicious, huhuh)

    merci pour les photos! »

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