snow!

For some time now, Hugo has been talking about how it will snow before we go home … I was a bit dubious, it’s not usual to get that much snow fall in December. However, yet again his dreams were fulfilled and we had quite a snowfall overnight. It’s really lovely to look at, but it’s a bit awkward to get around in. If it’s actually snowing, it’s just painful to ride the bike and have snow blowing in my eyes and face. And after a day or so, the snow compacts into ice and gets slippery. My frustration knew no bounds when, on arriving home *after* the preschool drop off, the snow plow went past our gate, clearing the bike path GRRRR!!! Still, I am so glad we experienced snow once more before we go home.

more snow!

The lake at the end of our street is frozen so the snow covered it and it looks amazing … there are small melted areas that I think might be from where the ducks and swans sit. There is more snow forecast for later this week. (If you call a light rainfall a shower, do you call a light snowfall a frosting?)

Let it snow, let it snow

We had our biggest snowfall since we arrived today. Yesterday as I was riding down to pick Hugo up from pre-school, it began falling … soft, drifty, gentle snow. It was lovely (except for the freeze factor). It continued to snow overnight and we woke to find everything under a layer of snow. The snow fall this morning on the ride to pre-school was less of the floaty, drifty kind, and more of the pelty, stinging kind … less fun. But it was extremely white and beautiful!

Hugo’s class went for a walk to the park to play in the snow. Hugo had to borrow boots and a jumper - he told me, as we walked in the door at pre-school, that he needed to bring an extra jumper today, oops. Nonetheless, he had loads of fun. They made snowmen, and Hugo threw a snowball at another boy who knocked over his snowman. I asked if the teacher was cross with him for throwing a snowball at another child and he said “no, mummy, it was ok, the teachers weren’t watching” …