Winter is Coming

I feel like I should post a "signs of a Kimberley winter", because it is close, real close.

Signs that winter will be here soon in Kimberley

- it is almost Halloween, enough said. We usually have some sort of snowfall before Halloween

- no more stink bugs in your house

- grass turning brown and quick

- snow on the mountains and on the ski hill, yup, there is snow on the ski hill this morning and the mountains have snow almost down to their base this morning.

-the kids WANTING to wear mitts and hats

-the deer are devouring EVERYTHING and getting fatter

-the golf courses are emptying their irrigation lines

-we can again walk on Bootleg Gap golf course

- fireplaces, wood stoves and heaters are cranked and are being used day and night

I must admit that of all the winters here, this one will be cherished the most as it will be our last here in the mountains. I am looking forward to flashlight sled walks after dinner every night, to sledding down 106 ave, building HUGE snowmen families in our front yard, shovelling in the lamplit night when it is snowing hard, big fat flakes falling straight down and it is deafly quiet, just you and the deer. Having a huge snowfall of several feet overnight that you are trapped at home cause you can't get your car out. When the trees are bending with so much snow and the sky is clear and blue against them. I can't wait for hot chocolate, rosy cheeks, wet boots and mitts, skating, campfires with friends and spending our last "real" winter here.