Shattered Fantasies

I have had this fantasy all winter that I would not have to snowblow at all this winter. It has been quite warm here, and we missed the horrendous snow storm in early December (and most of that snow had disappeared by the time we returned from Edmonton - see this).



We had had some snow now and then, but it wasn't much, and the temperature always rose again melting what little snow we'd had.



It all came to an end on the weekend. I put it off as long as possible, but finally on Sunday I had to get out the snowblower and chip the ice off the gas can. So much for that fantasy.