Christmas melt

As is custom in these parts, the snow disappears quickly and without warning. My parents' front lawn is completely grassed, in less than 24 hours. It's rather disconcerting, really, that I saw my parents' off yesterday morning to a snowy winterland, and welcomed a friend to the house midafternoon and saw only grass. 

This afternoon we will traverse the island and see some more friends before heading back to Vancouver on the morrow. Work doesn't begin until January 5, and daycare starts on the 30th, with grandparents babysitting on the 31st and daycare again on the 2nd. It's going to be a nice week.