Who put the brrrr in (this) FeBRuary?

It’s a curious occurrence that Van Island Violet was still hibernating when her stage call beckoned on Groundhog Day. With this late onslaught of winter we’re left wondering what would she have predicted; early Spring or continuing Winter?

I checked the forecast on Feb. 13 as this was the evening when Shauna was returning from Quebec City. I was surprised to see a series of snowflake icons from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m., which I immediately captured in a screenshot.

It’s not too often in this region that you see snowdrops back-dropped with actual snow.