Power is Back On and Sun is Out

Our power came back on this afternoon.  We were lucky as there are still numerous homes on the island that are without power.  I guess it all depended on where the trees fell on the power lines.

All of our neighbours are telling us that we must have bought the snow with us from Alberta as they rarely get this amount on the Island.  Usually, they may get a skiff that melts right away.  We now have 10" of wet snow on the ground and it is plus 4 degrees.  There is a beautiful sunny sky today!  I am most thankful for our wood stove, a battery powered headlamp and a good book.

It looks like there may be a lot of damage to the plants in the yard because of the heavy snow and ice.  Geo has been out several times to try and knock the snow off of them to try and save them.  There are some new Hellebore flowers that have just come out close to the house.  They don't seem to care that it is not warm out.