Snow Day… in Fall?!?

October 11, 2019 Heather Dawn

I took this photo 4 days ago…

It’s October after all! The day was a dream October day… warm, beautiful fall colours starting to show. I was out in my tank top picking the last of my garden carrots.

Today, this is that same view…

Oh and, school is cancelled.

Canada’s snow days are not like snow days in many other places of the world. We LIVE in snow half the year after all. In our school division, it has to be -45°C with windchill for our school to close. Roads have to be impassible to shut down buses. Usually this happens in January or February.

But it’s OCTOBER!! This type of thing is unheard of… like a heat wave in January. Which, by the way, I won’t complain about. I already think winter feels long when it snows in November. It usually lasts until May.

I’m sure hoping that this means that summer vacation is coming in February.

Or I’m moving. Somewhere without snow…

You know of any good places?

Published by Heather Dawn

I grew up in the rural areas of Manitoba, Canada and never left. My home is surrounded by fields and farmland without the busyness of people rushing by or heavy traffic. I love it here. Writing has always been a way for me to process life. I have been a writer from as young as I can remember. From winning poetry contests, to being featured in my local newspaper and now working on my first novel, I can truly say that it is a big part of my life. Other than writing, my life is fairly simple: I am a stay at home mom with 5 beautiful children. I’m married to my best friend, who works for local internet company. I decorate cakes. I love running. And my faith in Jesus keeps me going. View all posts by Heather Dawn

11 thoughts on “Snow Day… in Fall?!?”

Chelsea Owens says:

October 11, 2019 at 7:34 am

😀 Don’t choose here, unless you want the exact same thing but at slightly higher temperatures. ❄

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1. Heather Dawn says:
  
  October 11, 2019 at 7:49 am
  
  I’m guessing you don’t live in Florida??
  
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  1. Chelsea Owens says:
    
    October 11, 2019 at 8:01 am
    
    Nope; Utah. 🙂
    
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  2. Heather Dawn says:
    
    October 11, 2019 at 3:00 pm
    
    Utah eh? Never been there. But from what I hear, it’s gorgeous!
    
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  3. Chelsea Owens says:
    
    October 11, 2019 at 4:10 pm
    
    Sometimes, some places.
    
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Lydia Potter says:

October 11, 2019 at 12:56 pm

Burrr!

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Sara Jane Kehler says:

October 11, 2019 at 2:28 pm

Canada, eh? Me too! Kids are at home here in Manitoba. No school. They’ve gone out to play twice today already. Feels like Christmas, but we’re not even half way through October. Crazy stuff! LOL

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1. Heather Dawn says:
  
  October 11, 2019 at 2:58 pm
  
  Hey! Small world! We’re in Manitoba too. The kids are loving this weather, and to be honest, the introvert in me is kind of happy to be “stuck-in” for the day as well 😁
  
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Dawn says:

October 12, 2019 at 7:32 am

Wow! -45, that’s brutal! In Michigan they closed the schools at -16. Lol.

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Matthew Winters (Honest Thoughts from a Pastor) says:

October 22, 2019 at 11:31 am

The southeastern US is nice. It gets cold here, but it is tolerable. We get snow maybe 2 times per year where I live.

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1. Heather Dawn says:
  
  October 22, 2019 at 8:30 pm
  
  Sounds nice! I do like a bit of snow, it’s quite pretty actually. But I’m not a fan of six months of it!
  
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