picture tuesday – the final days of winter

Rob Roy On.

As March draws to a close, the last remaining snow calls for us to come out and play before it vanishes in the sunshine. And while there may be more waiting in the wings; for a brief couple of days every year we head outdoors to celebrate the switch from one season to another. On the streets of Montréal the outdoor cafés fill again with noisy chatter, waving hands and people soaking up every drop of the promising warmth. Others head out to their favorite Cabane á Sucre and a hike in the woods. Short days are gone and getting outside becomes a sudden necessity. We have a need to make sure our voices and handshakes still work and we haven’t somehow become invisible in our burrows and cocoons. A chance to join with others in playfulness and laughter knowing we’ve survived the darkness of another winter.