NORTH YORK, ONTARIO -- It's taken me decades to get used to northern winters. And to understand why Canadians normally start a conversation with a remark on the weather. But I have a long way to go before I spend hours in the bitter cold to perfect a winter sport. That's why I salute those who exert their muscles in wind chill factors of minus 20 degrees Centigrade. Especially new Canadians from warmer climes. In borrowed or oversized skates, they slip, they slide, they stumble, they fall. And each time, they pick themselves up, ready again to master the ice under two blades. These are the determined, determined to make it 'round an outdoor rink with no handrails. Determined to make a new life for themselves in their adopted homeland. To you: Three cheers! Chapeau!
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2 comments:
Really pretty pictures my friend. I am happy that the same way people in Canada talk all the time about weather, here in San Diego I have no idea what´s the number of the weather channel on the TV :D
Snow looks better from a postcard, eh?
Although I miss the seasons that I have when I lived in Philly... it´s fun the expectation of a new season coming!
Abrazos,
Or as the Cuban ambassador explained to me once when I asked him how he liked winter... "I love it, love it as it comes down softly, it's so pretty to watch from indoors with a fire in the fireplace and a glass of scotch in my hand." While the comment was amusing, it was not an appropriate moment to ask him how many of his countrymen and women get to see snow, indoors or out, with or without scotch in hand.
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