Cold and Snowy Weekend

We had 20 cm of snow Saturday afternoon and into the night, about 8 inches. Just a regular snowstorm and nothing to complain about at all. Newfoundland, particularly St. John's and nearby communities, got walloped with 76+ cm of snow, some areas more, plus another 15 cm yesterday. (You're looking at over 3 feet of snow.) That's on top of what they already had on the ground. A state of emergency has been in effect since Friday and continues, many still without power in sub-zero temps, and confined to their homes. Mind-boggling and extremely scary and dangerous.

So our 8 inches of the white stuff doesn't even count!

Of course I just had to take my little p&s camera and head downtown for pics. Because why wait for a warm, sunny day when the streets are clear? That would be too sensible for me.

One of the homes in my larger neighbourbhood, below. I've always loved this one, the lot is pretty.

So here are a few pics down along the waterfront. I'm posting ones I didn't put on Instagram (at least I think I am--lol). There weren't many people out at 9 AM, and those that were mostly were shoveling. I had the area to myself, for the most part. (As always, it's best to click on them and tab through, for better viewing.)

Confederation Basin, with one of the Murney Towers. Really, they're the same pics I take every winter it's just a different year.

 City Hall in the background, below.

The Tower again, below. This one is not open to the public, though another is open for tours during tourist season. I've been in two or three times and it's interesting...but I wouldn't have wanted to be stationed there on duty!

 Another snowy view of City Hall, below.

 "The Spirit of Sir John A," the old steam engine, restored within the past couple of years.

 RMC (Royal Military College of Canada).

At full zoom to capture another of the several Murney Towers in the area, this one over by Fort Henry.

If you have a keen eye, you can just see some of the windmills on Wolfe Island, below. (Slightly right of centre.)

 Zooming in to capture just a few of them.

I wandered around for an hour and then had enough. It was about minus 18C with the windchill and I was done. I'm glad I went out for the fresh air and exercise, but I was even happier to warm up with a good tea latté.  :-)

It's just as cold today, but at least the sun in shining. Blue sky and sunshine has been in very short supply this winter, so I'll take what we can get, even if it means frigid temps!

Take care, everyone and have a good week.

Peace.