Winter

I actually took this photo when I returned from Christmas holidays in early January (with my new beautiful orange camera). I thought it was amusing. Oh, Ottawa, land of unceasing transportation difficulties. But we are nothing if not a resourceful bunch. No car? Too snowy to bike? Try Vrtucar! If all else fails, trudge through the snow, with groceries. Canadiana at its finest.

Winter is now here with a vengeance, as if my yearly bout of nasty NASTY cold/bronchitis/whatever-the-hell-virus this is. I have never been laid so low with a cold in my life. Here's hoping it ends soon. I've got lots of things to do in 2010 and I don't want a terrible immune system to slow me down. Irony? I got my flu shots (both H1N1 and seasonal flu) the weekend before I got sick. We're working on almost 2 weeks. Cough cough wheeze. Nice.