As the weather warmed up today to a balmy -14C and I needed to escape from the somewhat insalubrious surroundings that is my current abode, I took a walk along the Lachine Canal and into the city.
Frozen and snow covered Lachine Canal
Looking towards Atwater
Really?
Aaaah! Poor ducks!
Not many takers for the park benches
Frozen lock
Canal in the foreground, city in the distance
The path beside the Canal
Ice and water in the lock
Luckily for the ducks, it wasn’t entirely frozen.
Surprisingly, it was a lot easier to walk along the canal path than on the pavements, which, I gather from television news, have not been cleared adequately of snow and ice and are consequently treacherous to pedestrians.
It is hard to imagine that just a few short months ago, Robyn and I rode bikes all the way along to the end of the canal. There weren’t too many people doing so today!
And, lastly, a reminder of summer…….
Nicky Abroad 