Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Spring doesn't just bring snow in Montreal....


it also marks the re-opening of the ice-cream shops!
 
We had some milder weather last week, when temperatures were hovering above zero, but this week has cooled again, and the nights are still cold (-7C, down to -13C with the windchill). Not exactly walking-around-holding-an-ice-cream weather.....but I assure you, the next sunny day that hits, say, 8C, there will be people lining up, ready and waiting for their first ice-cream of the season!


The phenomenon of seasonal ice-cream shops is not that strange, of course, but it amazing how these little things signal that Winter is nearly over and the Spring, and Summer  (!!!!), are just around the corner......

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Can't stop listening to...

Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) by Arcade Fire (from their album The Suburbs)