It is January 26 and it is raining outside.  I can hear it beating down against the downspout.  It sounds like a summer storm.  

There was only about 4 inches of snow on the ground.  If the rain keeps up, there will be a couple inches of ice-covered snow by morning.  It is going to be a real treat for commuting tomorrow.

This winter has been a strange one.  Temperatures have gone from +9C to -35C.  I looked at the forecast for the rest of the week.  Today it was +6C and by Sunday it is supposed to be -!5C.

2008

2009

This made me reminisce about winters gone by.  I browsed through my photos from the month of January from the years 2007 thru 2015.  I shouldn't have done that.  I love snow.  I love shoveling snow.  I love 'playing' in the snow.  Looking at the photos only made me realize how much I'm missing the snow this winter.  I have only shoveled 3 times and winter is more than half over.

2011

2016

After viewing the photographs I came to the conclusion that I should be grateful for the snowfall that we do have even though it is dismal.  There is actually enough to ski on and the temperature has been cold enough for the outdoor rinks.