More than a week ago my area of Saskatchewan, Canada received its first snow fall of the year. This is the earliest and most snow that we received since 1996. We have over 15 centimeters (6 inches) on the ground. The meteorologist tell us that it will not go away until spring now. The sun is too far away from us at this time of the year to melt the snow. Alas, winter has actually set it.
Here is a little bit of information about the province that I live in from Wikipedia, I live in a small town close the Saskatoon:
Saskatchewan is the middle province of Canada's three prairie provinces. It has an area of 651,900 km² (251,700 mi²) and a population of 985,386 (Saskatchewanians) as of July 1, 2006. Most of its population lives in the southern half of the province.
The largest city is Saskatoon with a population of 235,800 (July 1, 2005), followed by the province's capital, Regina (population: 199,000, July 1, 2005).
Other major cities (in order of size) include
Swift Current, and
Saskatchewan is (approximately) a quadrilateral bounded on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Montana and North Dakota. Saskatchewan has the distinction of being the only Canadian province for which no borders correspond to physical geographic features. It is also one of only two provinces that are completely land-locked.
The province's name comes from the Saskatchewan River, whose name comes from its Cree designation: kisiskāciwani-sīpiy meaning "swift flowing river".
Saskatchewan
Note by Bonnie:
Two rivers flow through Saskatchewan; the South Saskatchewan River and the North Saskatchewan River. I was born and raised in Regina, moved to Alberta for 6 years, then back to Saskatchewan for another 6 years, then to British Columbia for 3 years, and now I live in a small town near Saskatoon. I will tell you about the town I live in at a later time.
All the photos on my blog are of Saskatchewan.