Winter Wonderland

Hasselt has once again turned into a winter wonderland and we just love it.

We got out and walked around while it was snowing.

This is the walkway that goes entirely around the downtown area.

This is the park near our house.

And this is Winslow!

Every 10 minutes or so we'd try to clear his legs of some of these little snowballs, but they were almost frozen solid. For once, I think he enjoyed that warm bath when we got home.

Not sure where global warming is taking place. Seems not to be in Belgium . . . or maybe it actually is. When it was a few degrees below zero my Daddy used to say "It's too cold to snow." It's true. It usually snows when the temperature is right at freezing. Perhaps Belgium used to be a lot colder.

As it was last year, the locals continue to tell us that snow is rare here. It snowed several times last year and has already snowed several times this year.

We figure if the skies are going to be grey (and they are) and it's going to be cold (and it is) it might as well snow!

Yesterday we went for a drive because it was sunny.

See the sun?!

Random, but I thought it was clever and quick thinking to put up these billboards all around town. There are also some with William on them. Despite not speaking Dutch, I bet you know what that says.