Driving along beside the Comox estuary yesterday, I nearly disrupted traffic in my panic to pull off the road to take a picture. I hadn’t expected the sunset to be so spectacular over the glacier. For that matter, I hadn’t SEEN the glacier for days and days with all the cloud cover.
Next to the glacier are the bumps in the hills that the locals have called The Sleeping Princess. Unfortunately I can’t be sure which shapes represent which features of her lying there. But it’s fun to imagine.
Not even 24 hours later, we have a complete change in the weather. No more lovely sunset; just a total whiteout. My backyard with its gnarly fruit trees looks like a black and white photo.
Emma has to check out what this white stuff is.
She’s amazed at how much of it is coming down.
The warmth of sun behind the hills
Is fine for curing winter chills
But who could know the change ahead
Birds shake feathers, snow to shed,
Yesterday they picked and ate,
Now with snow, their breakfast’s late.
Giant snowflakes blanket all
How I miss the robin’s call.
Emma likes a powdery run
But the cold is not much fun,
She’s content to sniff the deck
Wondering just “What the heck?
Think I’ll go back where it’s warm
Where they’ll pet my sleeping form.
There I’ll wait till winter’s done
And we see the warm spring sun.”
February 8, 2019 at 10:13 am
I see the Sleeping Princess Anneli…she hasn’t aged well!! Beautiful photos and we will have plenty of that white sparkle around 5 pm today..
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February 8, 2019 at 11:19 am
The wind is coming up now and it’s still snowing. Glad you are going to share some of this white stuff. Maybe it will go away faster if it’s distributed.
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February 8, 2019 at 10:58 am
Lucky you –
How I miss the snow….. 😦
Cheers !
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February 8, 2019 at 11:51 am
I’d love to send you some, but I think it would end up in liquid form.
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February 8, 2019 at 11:33 am
The Princess is about 8 months pregnant.
Great photos.
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February 8, 2019 at 11:50 am
Haha. I thought that was the prince lying beside her after too many beers.
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February 8, 2019 at 11:50 am
That sunset really is gorgeous. Sounds like a rare treat for you these days. Doesn’t Emma like the snow? Max LOVES it. Can’t get him inside. I think that snow you have now is coming our way for Sunday. Love the poem.
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February 8, 2019 at 11:53 am
Yes, actually she does, but I don’t let her stay out very long because she tends to tackle the hedges where the little birds have gone for shelter. And now that I’m keeping her in more, of course she likes being inside more because the kitchen is inside the house.
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February 8, 2019 at 12:37 pm
That is pretty dramatic. Gorgeous sunset! We’re supposed to get snow this evening. Yay. Maybe it will last until morning. 🙂
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February 8, 2019 at 1:12 pm
It’s been snowing since about 4 or 5 this morning. Your turn is coming!
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February 8, 2019 at 1:43 pm
🙂
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February 8, 2019 at 12:44 pm
What a spectacular sunset – we have some good ones in Yorkshire in the UK but on a smaller scale! Lovely to see Emma enjoying the snow, our Ruby loves it!
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February 8, 2019 at 1:13 pm
They do love the snow, especially if it isn’t bitter cold.
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February 8, 2019 at 12:51 pm
What a wonderful sunset . You captured it just perfectly! I would say this is not a princess but rather an old man (or an ugly old princess?).
I love this poem a lot! Don´t worry, there is more sunshine and more snow ahead of us all before Spring is here. Don´t forget, it’s still Winter!! Thanks for sharing those very beautiful pictures!
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February 8, 2019 at 1:14 pm
You’re right. It’s still winter, but some years it has been so nice in February and I guess we got spoiled.
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February 8, 2019 at 1:33 pm
Lovely glimpse into your winter world…
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February 8, 2019 at 1:45 pm
I’d sure like to glimpse into spring – any time now!
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February 8, 2019 at 1:36 pm
Beautiful sunset photo! I hadn’t heard about “the sleeping princess” prior to reading your post. Nice to learn something new! I can see her in your photo. Emma is so intent on examining the snow. Thanks for the great post.
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February 8, 2019 at 1:44 pm
It’s always interesting to see the dogs’ reaction when they see the snow that suddenly appeared overnight.
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February 8, 2019 at 2:48 pm
I do like your poem, it sums up my feelings of winter too!
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February 8, 2019 at 3:03 pm
Thanks, Belinda. Won’t it be fun to go out when it warms up and we’ll have all those spring things to photograph!?
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February 8, 2019 at 4:20 pm
Yes it will😊
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February 8, 2019 at 4:10 pm
Wow! I was enjoying and admiring the gorgeous sunset and then BAM! I was freezing! I hope things warm up soon. Beautiful photos, Anneli!
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February 8, 2019 at 7:52 pm
Bam! is exactly right, Jill. Today too, it warmed up a little and then it’s going to drop sharply overnight just to freeze all the snow that tried to thaw. It’s going to be treacherous driving tonight. I’m staying home.
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February 8, 2019 at 4:41 pm
Love it all, but especially love Puppy looking out window
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February 8, 2019 at 7:54 pm
Actually she’s looking through the deck railing, but it does look a bit like looking through a window. Anyway, Emma is always very interested in whatever is going on. The snow had her mystified for a bit there.
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February 9, 2019 at 4:44 am
Wonderful shot. I can feel it.
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February 9, 2019 at 8:24 am
Tnx, DK.
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February 8, 2019 at 9:06 pm
So beautiful! Very tranquil in spite of the need to cuddle up. (We just came through -41, standing temp, no wind chill, so your weather looks a lot warmer to me.) 🙂
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February 8, 2019 at 10:53 pm
I can appreciate that we seem wimpy by comparison. I’ve felt temperatures like yours many years ago and I never want to feel them again! BTW, I fixed the typo you mentioned and will delete your comment regarding that. Thanks for checking in and reading my post. Keep warm!!
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February 9, 2019 at 8:06 am
So sorry – I don’t mean that you’re wimpy. Just that I would have traded you. 🙂
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February 9, 2019 at 8:20 am
Oh, but we are wimps here! Seriously. No offense taken. We’ve got it pretty good but right now I’m wishing I were in Hawaii.
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February 8, 2019 at 9:44 pm
very nice!!
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February 9, 2019 at 8:21 am
Thank you.
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February 9, 2019 at 1:53 pm
Gorgeous sunset, Anneli. Wonderful post.
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February 9, 2019 at 2:19 pm
Thanks, Jennie. Just a fluke that I had the camera with me.
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February 9, 2019 at 4:39 pm
What a lucky chance! Best to you, Anneli.
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February 9, 2019 at 4:42 pm
I lived in Comox from 1966 to 1979, so was used to seeing the view of your first picture. They used to call it “Forbidden Plateau”, and there is some interesting folklore around that name. I was sorry to leave the Comox valley, but my next stop (where I am now) was Victoria, so no complaints!
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February 9, 2019 at 5:24 pm
That’s right, and the family ski hill below it was also called Forbidden Plateau. They used to get enough snow there year after year but in the last 30 to 40 years that has changed and they had to close. Mt Washington is higher up and they usually get enough snow to keep their ski hill going.
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February 11, 2019 at 9:32 am
Beautiful photos and lovely post.
Happy the traffic missed you and you captured these photos to share.
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February 11, 2019 at 10:07 am
Yeah, when I think of it now, I remember having to talk to myself out loud to tell myself, “Don’t do anything stupid!” I just wanted to pull off to the side to catch that photo.
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February 13, 2019 at 6:47 pm
I see the sleeping princess – what a great side profile. In Marin County, north of San Francisco, Mt. Tamalpais has a sleeping princess also. I suppose princesses need their beauty rest! 🙂
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February 17, 2019 at 12:52 pm
There are a few names that are a bit overused, for sure. This is one of them.
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