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Wintertime at The Hermitage

Winter gets a bad rap in many quarters, especially among city dwellers. I can relate to that - the inconvenience and the mess for relatively little in return. But out in the countryside winter is often just best of all!

So, imagine sitting in front of the woodstove with a hot cuppa', or, depending on the season, take a cool tour of the Hermitage during the long beautiful Quebec Eastern Townships winter months. Hat and mittens recommended.

New House in Snow

The Newhouse in winter, a photo

Early Snow Blankets the Garden

The Hermit garden in snow

Rare Quebec Albino Python Caught on Film

Snow on branches looking like a python snake

A Common Hermitage Badger

Paul behind a badger shield in the snow

Better Wear a Hat..

Thermometer showing -30C

Escape to Winter!

Child running outdoors to play in the snow

Blue Sky! Now You See It..



Now You Don't!

Blowing Snow Obliterates Blue Sky

No Lake View Today!

Spruce trees in their blankets of snow

Can't See the Forest for the Snow

Trees with their branches covered in snow

Stream? What Stream?

Hillside stream covered over with snow and ice

Down at the Cross Roads

Three sets of tracks in snow crossing each other

Intrepid Snowshoer Sets Off on a Hike

Snowshoer departing on a snowy trail

The Outhouse, an Equal Opportunity Refuge

Outhouse with open door and filled with snow

Have Wedgie Will Fell

photo of a woodcutter using a wedge to fell a tree

The Woodcutter's Friend

A wedge sitting on a tree stump

Tractor with Ice Chains

Photo of a Case tractor with ice chains

Tractor with Blower. Slumbering in the Tractor Shed

Photo of tractor and snowblower in a tractor shed

Tractor with Blower. Resting in Ditch

Photo of tractor stuck in a snowbank

The Bonnie Castle in Winter

Motorcycle shop pictured in Winter

Blowing Snow, Departing Storm

Blowing snow in the forest

Clearing Out!

Clear blue sky after the snow storm

The Moon, the Lake, and La Vie en Rose

Moonrise over a snowy landscape

Shovel Your Walk, Lady?

Paul standing on the Snowbank Outside the Kitchen Windowe