SNOW DAY! Except that this is Montreal so life went on as usual. Five minutes, it seemed, after they shut down the urban cycle scheme snow began to fall and by the time I woke up last Wednesday morning we had a solid 10 centimetres on the ground with more coming throughout the day. It was fantastic, and I switched from a somewhat grumpy and cold survivor of wind and dropping temperatures to an excited adventurer ploughing through the untrodden drifts on the mountain.  

On the way to the mountain park I ran across Louis, the neighbourhood singer with his snow-bedecked spaniel Cookie. We had a little chat, all bundled up against the elements, and he told me that he only sings love songs. It is his offering to a world that seems beset with sadness. How lovely is that?

Please be reassured that Cookie was as happy as could be, even with the snow clumps hanging from her ears. She kept bouncing off to play with other dogs. Or perhaps to show off how fantastic she looked.

Here are some other photos from that snowy day

Urban streetscape