On leave this week, so took the opportunity to visit the Kingston Field Naturalists’ Helen Quilliam Sanctuary with my dad this afternoon (who is in town for a visit).

Highlight of the trip was finding this Grey Ratsnake. I learned that there is a contiguous population of these snakes in Eastern Ontario, with a concentration just North of Kingston.

To every citizen of St. John’s playing the “will it melt today” game, I salute you.

I’m currently sizing up the heavy and wet windrow of snow at the end of the driveway (that I’d rather not have to shovel myself). #nlwx

Here’s Heather 3 years ago after she and I shovelled out the #snowmageddon drift that had completely covered our back entrance.

What’s weird is I wore my summer weight raincoat today. Hard to fathom this much snow.