Adaptation To Harsh Climate

Vancouver island is covered with snow and it's cold. It seems that February is the coldest month in the Calendar year. What to expect? Expect the unexpected or watch for weather forecast on television or you can listen to your radio.

Negative 2 degrees Celsius outside and 20 degrees Celsius inside our home.

My husband was wide awake at 3 am, had his early morning cup of fresh brewed coffee and then went to work and shoveled pile of cold snow at Creekside then to the other apartment complex. It was 2 1/2 hour of such incredible heavy, hard work of being a Manager.  He cleared the snow out of the way and salted the grounds with industrial salt. He ran out of industrial salt and has to purchase when store opens. While my daughter and I took our turns to shovel the snow outside, parking space, drive way. When the cold snow and cold temperature starting to affect our skin, when our breath starting to falter, when the cold started to get into our bones...enough! I told my daughter we have to go inside the house. It was only 10-15 minutes of shoveling the snow on the ground and I started getting out of breath. We are wearing snow suit. But the coldest snow is terrible and unforgiving. So, if I were you better stay at your own home and don't let your kids out unless if you are wearing thermal clothing and gortex jacket, the kind of winter clothing used by the people in the North Pole. For the mentally challenge at winter time, it's time go and play but at your own risk.

At home, I asked my daughter if she needs hot savoury chicken noodle soup or beef soup or a glass of water. She said no. She is a very tough, strong girl. She's physically healthy. Maybe I am too old for shoveling the snow.

Somehow we are to be thankful for this snow on the ground because the water is preserved and when spring and  summer comes we have enough reserved water and we wont experience drought and wildfire. It was a miracle sort of for this snow. We all knew and aware that Canada has four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn. All we need to do is adaptation. Learn to adapt to many seasons and reasons to live.