Le 21 mars est la date officielle du printemps, comme partout ailleurs, mais ce n’est que rarement que les Montréalais puissent le voir arriver à cette date. En fait, c’est un peu la déprime ici quand on annonce l’arrivée officielle du printemps car nous savons bien que l’hiver n’a pas encore dit son dernier mot. L’hiver fut très rigoureux cette année et cela prendra encore quelques semaines avant que nous puissions voir les pelouses et les bourgeons apparaître. Comme à chaque année, les Montréalais devront prendre leur mal en patience…
March 21 is the official date of spring, as elsewhere, but it is seldom that Montrealers can see it arrived on that exact date. In fact, everyone is little depressed here when the official arrival of spring is announced because we know that winter hasn’t said its last word. The winter was very harsh this year and it will take a few more weeks before we can see grass and buds appear. Like every year, Montrealers will have to be patient…
Avenue Van Horne (au coin d’Hutchison): Des balançoires qui attendent aussi le printemps pour revoir apparaître les enfants et leurs cris de plaisirs. En prime, une superbe fresque murale. / Swings which also waits for spring to have children show up once again with their cries of pleasure. As a bonus, a beautiful mural.
Avenue du Parc: Des bicyclettes bien enfoncées dans la glace. Pas certaine que ces vélos seront en bonne condition quand le printemps sera vraiment arrivé. / Bicycles stuck deep in ice. Not sure that these bikes will be in good condition when spring finally arrived.
Avenue Hutchison: Des outils qu’il ne faut pas serrer trop tôt…mère nature peut encore nous réserver quelques chutes de neige. / Tools that mustn’t be put away too soon… Mother Nature can still send us some snow.
[Auteur/Author: Suzanne]
Nice pictures. It’s snowing heavily here … just when we thought it was safe to put our boots away!
Thanks Jo-Anne…It was supposed to rain here today but it is sunny so maybe the snow will start melting a bit faster. I have yet to put the boots or the shovel away…it is asking for another snow storm. Courage with the snow; it will end soon.
De la pluie à Montréal au lieu de la neige? C’est rare ça héhé. Ici on a 30 degrés et tout le monde est à la plage (ou regardant les processions de la Semaine Sainte).
Merci pour votre note. La neige fond rapidement aujourd’hui car il fait 10C et cela commence vraiment à sentir le printemps…
But that was yesterday…:)
Yes, I know…and it snowed today. Wverything is white again…very tired of it!
Nice to see so much colour in the first photo. It’s been about two weeks here that the snow has melted. A big sigh of relief. I have snowdrops in the garden. Soon you will feel the Spring. It was well worth the long wait this year. Much colder than normal.
Thanks Diana. The snow is melting quickly now as the temperature has climbed a bit and it is sunny…snowdrops are still a few days away here. It is always later in Montreal. The mural is one of the prettiest ones in Montreal.
Lovely photos I hope Spring doesn’t take too long to arrive it looks so cold!!!
Thanks for your note. I guess cold is relative. It was about 7C when I took these pictures and I know that would feel cold to you but for us it feels very good after sub-zero temperatures for so many months. Spring is coming slowly but coming…
Temperatures are so relative aren’t they? I can well understand 7 degrees would feel warm after the bitterly cold winter. I am even getting excited because it is creeping up to double figures here in England. I must be starting to acclimatise after a week! Perth is currently in the mid to high twenties just idyllic I’ll be back there in 3 weeks time! 😃
I agree it is very relative. Enjoy your time with your family in England…
Thanks! 😃
I’m guessing that their is a collective sigh of relief in Montreal when the Winter finally decides to wave adieu?
Totally and at the first sign of warmer weather, people are out on terrasse even though the next day it can be snowing…our weather is very schizophrenic…