Not nice

On the day that we're remembering our fallen soldiers that the heroes still with us have to face cold temps and a frosty blanket of white on their journey down to the cenotaph in Victoria Park.

These older gentlemen and ladies will put on their uniforms over sore joints and achy bones and do what they have to to honor fallen comrades because that's what they do.

It is instructional, though, as the rest of us stand around with numbing toes and running noses while at the park to be forced to endure just the smallest degree of the cold misery many of them encountered

A good reminder, for sure.

Lest we forget  . . .

Snow spotted in London

Yipes - you snow bunnies will be glad to hear that snow has been spotted in downtown London on this morning of November 10, 2011.

Yes, you heard right.  A few flakes were seen dancing downtown and I blame the people in Victoria Park.  No, not those controversial Occupiers but the other ones - those putting up Christmas lights.

It's too early to anticipate the Yule and therefore Mother Nature is protesting. 

This is acting out at its most visible.

So stop it - put away the festive folderol and let's finish fall first!

It's baaaack!

This is a shot from Saskatchewan of a snow storm on Monday, Nov 9. 

In southwestern Ontario, we tend to get hit heavy and hard early in the snow season - harken your mind to last year's beginning of December snowmageddon or the October snowfall in 2009 that ONLY hit London - but this time it's our comrades in Saskatchewan.

So get those booties and parkas out - we can't be far behind boys and girls.

BUT don't forget - wear sandals until snow flies!

Keep warm and carry on!