Week 27: SNOOOOWW!!!!

They weren't calling for snow, but on Wednesday we got some flurries.. that turned into a small snowstorm by the evening... 

... and then it snowed overnight...

The view from my window

.... and continued for 48 hours straight!! 

I was beside myself with joy, but I was pretty much the only one. Since there wasn't snow in the forecast, people were unprepared, and a lot of bicycles are now going to be overwintering at the lab :p

Note basket full of snow

All told, we probably got a good 10-20 cm; it was pretty heavy, so it weighed itself down. Sadly the temperature has been above 0 C ever since, so the snow has actually melted quite a lot, and unless we get a top-up this week it will probably be gone soon. But I was happy to get a blast of winter anyway.

During the week, someone brought in a whole bunch of burdock root! One of my favourite vegetarian restaurants in Ottawa serves burdock, but other than that I don't think it's common in Canada. I took home some of the root to give it a try, and it was really delicious! It smells a little bit like sweet bell peppers and has kind of an earthy, mushroomy flavour. Now that I've tried it I'll have to buy some more. Maybe when I get home I'll start digging up burrs to feed my addiction.

As a result of the snow, I had a lazy weekend. My bicycle is now retired, so I had a nice walk to go and buy groceries. I am now stocked up with a big bag of rice and lots of tea. Ready for winter!

The most exciting thing I did this weekend was attend a wedding on Google Hangouts!! I have a friend who will be getting married in Mexico in a week, but she had a small legal ceremony over the weekend. Outside of the witnesses and the legal lady, I was the only guest. I felt so honoured that I had to wear my Marvel superheroes dress!!

In conclusion, this is why it snowed:

Linda every day after October1st