In terms of weather, the morning of January 29 started in a similar fashion to what we had been experiencing most of this winter. Cool but clear, with clouds in an otherwise blue sky.
With coffee in hand, I headed out for a short walk with my dog Rosie, heading up the Spring Creek Trail toward the Trail Centre. 
Although the ponds were frozen, there was no snow on the ground and the hiking was easy.
We stopped by a pond along the trail to admire the trees that were protruding through the ice and listened as the ice cracked and strained against their movement in the light breeze.
Within a few hours we were home, unaware of how the landscape was about to change.Around noon, the snow began to fall in big fluffy flakes, the kind of snow that kids love as it makes great snowmen and is perfect for facilitating a neighborhood snowball fight. Soon everything was covered in a blanket of white as the wet snow stuck to everything.
Snow has been a rarity this year, especially this kind of snowfall, so a second hike into the valley to enjoy it was a “must do”. 
Entering the woods, the view was stunning as every tree looked like it belonged on a Christmas card. Following the Spring Creek, we hiked through the trails, observing fresh deer and rabbit tracks and greeting other hikers who, like us were commenting on how clean and bright everything looked. We continued along the trail, essentially the identical walk I had done earlier in the day, but it could not have felt more different.
Returning home and reminiscing in front of a warm fire, we talked about just how blessed we are to have the natural beauty of the Dundas Valley so close at hand.
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