Not the greatest photo ever taken to be sure but it conveys some of the scene which greeted Canberrans when they awoke yesterday. Shot from my bedroom window it shows the snow covered hills of the Tuggeranong Valley with a solid cover of the white stuff;the roof of the house in the foreground also showing significant snowfall-heavier than I have seen in a long time.
What the photo doesn’t show is the the fact that it was still snowing as I depressed the shutter and did so for a fair while longer, causing many a crash across the city as commuters struggled to work in conditions alien to them.
I drove Linda to work. She was worried that icy conditions may impede her driving whilst she struggles with her sore shoulder. She was obviously confident in my ability to handle the slick stuff. It wasn’t the snow which made life difficult on the run into town. It was my fellow drivers! Yes, Canberrans can’t help but tailgate at the best of times and the icy conditions made no difference to several who seemed to want to get a good gander at the bumper bar of Linda’s car. We managed to avoid any collisions despite the best intentions of our companions on the road and I made it home in one piece.
I was actually quite ill yesterday. I had picked up a cold the day before and it had worsened overnight. Normally I would have struggled in to work and made the most of it but the fact that I had been required to drive the forklift outside for half an hour on Monday and Tuesday made my decision to stay home an easy one. Mucking around outside on a five degree day with possible snow flurries sweeping across the capital wasn’t part of my plan for Wednesday. A runny nose and pounding head aren’t the greatest requisite for operating powered equipment not to mention the stupidity of working outside when you are sick. So I stayed home and am all the better for it today.
The day is much nicer today. Still cold but a warmish sun is making life a lot more pleasant for us. The snow has melted off the low hills but the ramparts of the Brindabellas still have a fresh cover and create an appealing vista as you drive into the Tuggeranong Valley.
I am feeling much better and will toddle off to work in a couple of hours. Hope the day is fine wherever you all are and I will be back again soon.
Till next time.
Strange Notations From a Laborious Life 