Snow on bench

Ruth was sweaping the snow off the balcony when she noticed the bench with its intricate design of snow from the recent blizzard. She took my camera a shot this picture of the bench. It is amazing the designs and creations that were made from driving snow being plastered over everything by 50 mph winds.

Blizzard of Ought Seven

The first picture shows part of the design left in the aftermath of the blizzard.
The second shows the cover page of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Three people froze to death in Saskatchewan due to this storm. My school was closed at noon to allow people to go home. I didn't leave town but I stayed at Jennifer and John's place. They fed me supper and I had a nice warm bed to sleep in so that was a great blessing. The next morning I drove home to find that Andrew never did make it to work Wed. morning. One driveway was completely snowed in with a four foot drift and the other was impassible except for the first fifty feet. I had breakfast Thursday morning and went back to Saskatoon even though I had no classes to teach that day. I was able to get lots done in the city as the main roads had been plowed all night by city snow clearing crews. Everyone had a survival story of some sort. For example, stepping out of Kelsey was like putting your face in the path of a sand blaster as the 50 mph winds drove tiny spikes of frozen snow into my face. It took me 20 minutes to get out of the parking lot at work and another hour to get across a bridge and across town.