Saturday Snapshot—when a shovel wasn’t enough to clear the snow
January 21, 2012 at 8:32 pm 15 comments
I grew up on a farm in southwestern Ontario. In winter we had plenty of snow. Banks of it in our yard, in the lane and along the road– and a long laneway to the road. Here’s my father blowing snow using the tractor and snow blower. There was no warm cab to sit in.
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trish | January 21, 2012 at 9:37 pm
What a great picture! I spent a good part of my childhood in Ottawa and I seem to remember winters being a lot colder than now.
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storygal | January 21, 2012 at 9:45 pm
We still get some cold days, Trish, but not as much snow as I remember. Unless you were to go further north. Thanks for stopping by.
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Alyce | January 21, 2012 at 9:58 pm
That would sure be a brisk way to face the day!
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storygal | January 21, 2012 at 10:09 pm
That it is! But it was quite common since there were no caps for the tractors like there are now. Dad dressed really warm.
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Kay | January 21, 2012 at 11:50 pm
See, I have a hard time even imagining that kind of cold. We just don’t get it in our area. I think it looks even colder in black and white. LOL
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storygal | January 22, 2012 at 12:38 pm
People farther north than we are experience even deeper cold, but I didn’t know it then and we dressed for the weather in snowsuits, lined jeans, layers, and warm hats, scarves and mittens.
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Mary | January 22, 2012 at 12:44 am
Ooh, I’ll bet he was cold!
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storygal | January 22, 2012 at 12:39 pm
As I mentioned to Kay, we thought too it was cold. When he was done blowing out the lane, he came into the house for a hot drink and to warm up.
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gautami tripathy | January 22, 2012 at 12:59 pm
Brrr, cold!
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Marie | January 22, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Nice photo! Our tractor/snowblower doesn’t have a warm cab either, but it’s still better than shoveling.
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Louise | January 22, 2012 at 10:13 pm
That looks so cold. He must have dreaded that job.
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storygal | January 23, 2012 at 12:37 am
The lane would have been too much to shovel, unlike a short driveway in town.
I don’t remember Dad ever complaining about the task, but then he liked hockey and skating, including in the outdoors. Bitter days were worse, I’m sure.
Thanks for stopping by, Marie.
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storygal | January 23, 2012 at 12:38 am
And thanks for your comment too, Louise. I just realize I missed your name in there.
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Lisa@ButteryBooks | February 13, 2012 at 3:35 am
Great old photo..but it made me shiver just looking at it.
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storygal | February 16, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Thanks for stopping by, Lisa. It would have been cold. No wonder you’re shivering.