So this is Spring?????

Unlike Australia where each season begins on an arbitrary date that neatly and evenly divides the year  into four parts, North American seasons begin and end on dates that are determined by the position of the sun.  (You can read about it here if you are interested in the details!!) This year the spring equinox occurred on March 21st and thus so did Spring.  I think though that someone forgot to tell mother nature!!!  My  image of spring is this - flowers blooming, green grass, warm weather, sunny days, birds tweeting and winter gear packed away.  The reality though has been quite a bit different.  Not that I'm complaining - it just meant that we got to enjoy winter conditions for a bit longer - especially at Big White where the mountain received 60 cm of fresh powder in its final week of operations.

We attempted to visit the Myra Canyon Trestles for the 2nd time.
However although the weather was warm, there was still too much snow on
the ground to bike along the trestles with any success.

Yep - we pushed our bikes for a couple of km's along snow covered roads.
It was not easy and we gave up after learning that the trestles
were still covered in snow.

Biking on snow is rather slippery - but it is fun!!

A light sprinkling of snow in early April.  It was rather pretty and didn't last long.

Brrrr - Look how wet we are!!! This was taken last Saturday on a hike up Kelowna Mountain.
It was cold and wet and we even got hailed on!! Definately NOT spring like.   The view however was awesome.
We plan to hike it again on a clear day.

What the???? This was also taken last Saturday in an area about 1/2 an hour from our house.