It rarely snows in Victoria. We are lucky if we get some of the white stuff to stay for more than one day per year. Sometimes we get none at all, which is just fine for most of its residents.
The other day we got a huge snow storm and it seemed like it would never stop snowing. I feel like I have been shoveling stairs and walkways endlessly (we live in a co-op so I get out and do my part). The funny thing about snow in Victoria is that the city only has two snow ploughs, so when we get a dump like this, Victoria shuts down.
Last night it froze hard and made everything worse -- black ice. Nothing quite like walking along, minding your own business when suddenly your feet come from beneath you and you are on the ground with your wind knocked out.
I am sure that it will all be gone soon and Victoria can get back to its regular snow-free life. I'm just glad for the memories and for digital cameras. See the picture of my daughter's Snow-lady. This is the first real snow that she remembers. In the blizzard of '96, she was just a baby. You can't really see it, but she has an icicle nose because we did not have any carrots. Now there's ingenuity.
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