Hilda Remembers A Cabot Trail Winter

Just enough snow to make us cry for more!

Well, we started our winter off so slow in Cape Breton. Many of us had the blues at Christmas time because we had no snow. Our wonder was: Will we have a first winter, ever, without snow on our beautiful Island.

Is this all the snow we will get?

January started with some snowflakes. They were so pretty and so white and so clean. How refreshing we all thought!! Our Cape Breton winter has started and how happy for those who were unsure if they would use their snow plows this winter. After all, they had spent the past year preparing them for just plowing. And all the snowmobiling, where would that be? People started to worry. What is going to happen with not enough snow?

Are these real?

But the flakes kept coming and coming and coming. I must say, it was so pretty. But then we thought will they ever stop. You know when we all ask for something, and everyone is busy asking, we forget when to stop.

Let the fun begin! We have received the snow! Wow! Great!

Well, the first week of March my husband and I decided to check actually how much asking was really done. I mean really, is there as much snow in our Highlands as everyone keeps telling us? We had heard so many stories, you know the “Oh the banks are 23 feet high” and “Oh my, the snow banks are over the power lines”.  Is this truthful?

And the clean up began immediately!

On March 2, it was beautiful and sunny.  What a better way to spend our day but touring the Cabot Trail.  It truly is beautiful any time of the year. Well, to say the least we were in for such a treat. I mean check out these snow banks.

Now spring has sprung and we look back and think, was this real?  We have so much greenery now, it is beautiful.  Our Island is green and alive with flowers and trees budding. Spring is here and this winter is behind us – THANK GOD!!