A Decent Snow

It's good to get a decent snow at least once a year. We've had some two or three inchers, but today Mother Nature has dropped six or seven inches on us and is continuing to whiten up the place. The dog loves it - she gets to sniff footprints and do her snowplow impression. The birds probably do not like it that much - but they endure. The plowboys, dozens of them with pickups and blade attachments, come out of the woodwork and get busy clearing drives and lots.

I like tromping around, beating overloaded bushes back up to their normal stature with a broom, watching our elderly dog cavort, and just following the flakes as they fall and ride the wind. Plus, interesting weather gives you something to chat about around the water cooler or meeting table, when you're reaching for some common denominator small talk.

We have to get out and enjoy this one because it is, after all, late February. This could be the big one for this year.

Addendum: We continue to seek out and bring to you what we consider to be the finest team names in the world of sports. Today, given the icy weather, we salute the Brandon (Manitoba) Wheat Kings, a member of the Western Hockey League. Brandon is a city of about 40,000 people, second in size only to Winnipeg in Manitoba, and is set in a very agricultural area. Needless to say, lots of wheat is grown out there. There are 22 teams in the WHL; among them, the Edmonton Oil Kings, Moose Jaw Warriors, and Chilliwack Bruins.