Sunday, January 1, 2012

Not everyone will love this post

And those would be the people who are buried in snow and ice by now, wherever they are. No matter how much you loved Nova Scotia, Fraser, and no matter how mild it may have been until now, it doesn't look like this on January 1st. I'm not deliberately trying to annoy people but sometimes it can't be helped. They'll call and laugh and offer to send us shovels if we get some snow; they always do.  

Today we did obligatory Victoria New Year's Day get-the-heck-out-of-the-house-and-breathe by going to Beacon Hill Park, and this is what we saw:

yes, roses

and rohodendrons

and attitude

and mountains

and pansies

and mahonia

seriously, it's a hydrangea blooming

cyclamen

maybe next year's Xmas card

bridges and lakes

big trees

berries

and more berries
Happy New Year all. May 2012 deal you cards you can play.

3 comments:

Miriam said...

I think we're a wee bit behind you, but I noticed the other day a few clusters of snowdrops poking their way through the dirt. I'm fully expecting more snow before spring really arrives, but it's nice to have proof that it's on its way!

Fraze said...

I hear that!! It feels like I didn't even have to suffer through a winter this year. I just don't want to be premature… celebrating the warmth now might be tempting fate?

Sally said...

Our first light snowfall of the year came yesterday and will be gone with the rain by Wednesday. Such an odd winter here.....not complaining, just saying!