I try to be as positive as possible in these column inches that I have been given but I have to admit, this last snowfall made me mad. I'm tired of the snow. I'm sure that many residents of our beautiful town are itching to have the snow gone. I'm ready for spring. Sometimes it is hard to remember that the snow will go away and that the weather will break and eventually we can start mucking about in our gardens but not just yet.
I have friends in Victoria who have been posting photos of the early buds poking through the soil and the beautiful magnolia blossoms that are starting to emerge. I have been thinking some very unkind, jealous thoughts. I do not regret moving back home and living in Prince George. I love it here. It's a great place to raise a family and to enjoy living a quiet life among friends. But, I do miss spring in Victoria. Around this time in downtown Victoria, the cherry blossoms are just starting to bloom and it is the most beautiful time of the year in our provincial capital.
I was feeling sorry for myself during the last snowfall warning and I couldn't remember why we moved back. The next day, however, the sun came out and it was beautiful. The way the light hits the trees that are still covered with fresh snow reminded me that it's not so bad here. We have all chosen to live in Prince George and it's easier sometimes to focus on what we don't have rather than what we do have.
I have to remind myself that yes, Victoria has a beautiful spring season and our spring is still quite some time away. It is also around this time of year that everyone in Victoria gets a little mean. No one who lives there has seen the sun for five months. Living in a perpetual rain cloud with a low ceiling, on an island, makes people feel strange. Yes, in Prince George we get a never-ending supply of the cold white stuff but we do get the most fantastic light. Take a moment the next time the sun is shining to admire the way it bounces through the (still) snow-covered trees. The sky is high and we have the sun.
Some days, that's enough.
