Snow

We've had snow on the ground here in Vancouver since December 17 or so which I swear must be some kind of record. This is a city where usually the snow comes and melts within a day or so. This is made clear by the lack of city resources to clear any side streets, no matter how long the snow continues to lie around; in response to numerous complaints, the city has said it just can't do it and is planning to wait until the warm weather takes care of the problem for us. Which normally, of course, works just fine. Not so much this year. 

Here's the backyard after The Snow That Started It All:

That's our bbq in the foreground, and the big mound at the back? the sandbox.

Here's the street yesterday. What you're looking at is the single track down the centre, surrounded on either side by a wall of icy, hard snow, and cars that were parked on the street two weeks ago still sitting there, unable to move through that impenetrable mess.

Our sidewalks have thankfully been cleared, but we have the neighbors to thank for that, not the city. 

And tonight? THERE WILL BE MORE OF IT.

Yeah, those cars will be out of there soon. Really.