-3 C/ 27 F

A step back to a 
colder overnight and start
to the day - winter!

~carliewired

I was out on my deck just after 7 AM to catch a bit of colour in the eastern sky. The deck was frosted, but clear of the snow that had accumulated since November 7. That snow had melted quickly with the rain we'd had over the last few days. 

I stepped out on the deck just before 9 to get a different view of my mountains and a bit of sunshine. I will take all I can get. 

I made a futile trip to the clinic on the north shore that was supposedly set up to serve seniors. I have no family doctor now as mine died last year. I am one of the million in this province who has no family doctor. We have a very broken health care system now. I don't know who will fix it or when. I feel the push to privatization in all of this. I will NOT support that. 

As I drove home I found a little flock of chukars milling about in the cul de sac. They nervously crossed the road in front of me and filed into a neighour's yard to scour the grass and borders. They are all puffed up as if they are inflated. It makes their body shapes seem out of proportion. 

I'll be meeting a friend for lunch today. We haven't had a visit for months. It will be a certain treat to chat with her. 

We were to expect a cloudy day with a high of 0 C and a chance of snow flurries in the afternoon