Since Winter is still around…..yes, it is snowing again today…. I can only look at snowy  places and houses and all the pictures I can take at the moment are about snow.   Walking around I look at houses covered in snow, children playing in the snow, snow shovels leaning against the front door and still a lot of Christmas (winter) lights.  In a way it looks really very beautiful, like something out of a story book.  

a house hiding behind the municipal park

a castle in the snow

one of my favorite houses in a suburb of Montreal

late in the afternoon

front steps covered in snow

Winter lights all around the house and garden

the little house in the garden

at the end of the day

 

Today I went for a walk in Vieux St. Therese, which is a suburb north of Montreal.  It is a very old little town where you see lots of old houses with staircases outside.  There is also a very big college and that is why you see lots of students walking around.    In the center of town there is a big church and along the main road you will find lots of little cafés, restaurants and shops.   I love the look of the last century and hope that this little town will just stay the way it is.

houses of the village

the famous outside staircases which can be seen in many Quebec towns

walking along the main street

children crossing the street with the “lollipop lady”

lots of traffic in the afternoon

another beautiful old house on the waterfront in nearby Rosemere

and here is Tina looking happy sitting on her favorite sofa near the window

Now the holidays are over, we have welcomed the new year 2017, and we are in the midst of winter.   As a matter of fact winter has just started.  There are many people who do not like winter.  They don’t like the cold, the ice and the slippery roads.   Not to forget that we have to dress with heavy coats and boots and shovel the snow.   However, there is something very nice about winter.   The look of snow covered trees and houses is something out of a story book.  Especially after a snow storm, when the roads and lanes are completely white and the snow is glistening  in the sunlight.   Children love to play outside and build snowmen, while other are getting ready to hit the mountains with their skis.   It is also lovely to go for long walks and to admire  the scenery.

Here I took some pictures of the last snow storm and how it has transformed the neighborhood

looking across the road

walking along the road

looking across the river

 

Snow covered tree branches

 

like a Christmas card

looking out the window

Tina loves the snow

Silver Christmas decorations matching the snow

another lovely winter house

coming back from the evening walk…