Lemon and Leopard in the Snow

We are in the middle of a snowstorm! Batten down the hatches! 

And wear a bright colour, so that you are visible.

 Yes, even though we have had about 8 inches of snow so far, I am wearing my spring cords. I can't wait to wear new things, even if they are out of season.

• Blazer - Helmut Lang, thrifted; last worn here in November 2018 with plaid pants
• Blouse - Planet, consignment; last seen here (2nd outfit) in January, layered under a sweater
• Cords - Banana Republic, consignment; purchased here on the weekend for $10.00
• Shoes - Hispanitas; last seen here in January with black and white and yellow
• Coat (below) - Tahari, thrifted; last worn on Saturday here

A couple of readers have asked me about our "Castle view" - our condo has an external, but sheltered, staircase on the side where I take my stair picture. I zoom in on the Castle, which is about a 5-minute walk away.

 It's not really that close. Check it out here - it's a tourist trap attraction. I did a photo-shoot up there a few years ago when I hosted the Traveling Yellow Skirt in November 2013 (here). 


Back to my outfit! But beware, I have more snow pictures for you.

 I was happy enough with this outfit - I love the olive green with the bright acid-lemon yellow of the cords, and how the leopard goes with that. I have an olive cami on under the leopard blouse.

Our office was so cold today at work - they had HVAC issues over the weekend, and were trying to get the heat pumping. Only about 1/3 of my office showed up - all the schools were closed today.

 We are just not cut out for this weather in Victoria.

Looking at the snow falling.

 Thank goodness for pockets to keep my hands warm. I drank a lot of tea at work to warm up!

Outerwear - this is as bundled-up as I get.

 It did its job keeping me snuggly warm, although all the pieces are drying out after walking home with snow blasting in my face.

• Fur toque/scarf - Danier Leather
• Gloves - Cejon, thrifted

The stuff:

 I'm glad I went with flats today. It's supposed to snow more overnight, with rain and slightly warmer temps later this week.

Green and brown bling:

 All harmonious.

• Necklace - Plum, c. 2011
• Earrings - thrifted, Powell River
• Feather ring - Fossil, thrifted
• Pearl ring - Erth, consignment

I took this picture from our bedroom Sunday afternoon - this is pretty much our view. A parking lot and another apartment building to the right, through our bare-branched Gary Oaks out front. In clear weather, we can see office buildings and more condos downtown in the distance.

 Note how dry the road and sidewalks are.

And this is the same view this morning, just before I left for work, around 8am.

 Much more snow!

I amused myself today at work by taking pictures from the 6th floor of our office building. This is the roof of the parkade next to the building, looking in the direction of home (east).

 Condos and cranes. The spire is a Catholic church downtown.

And here's the same view at 2:30pm.

 Snowing hard! The parkade was empty most of the day - usually, it is completely full.

Looking up View Street in the morning. The streets are pretty clear.

 My city has one snowplow.

And here's almost the same view later this afternoon.

 Uh-oh, the snow is sticking to the roads, even the main ones. Everyone go home!

My coworkers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montreal all laugh at us.

 This is looking north in the morning. I like seeing the backs of the buildings. Many of these are over 100 years old.

Looking south in the afternoon. On a clear day, we can see the mountains in Washington State and the Pacific Ocean.

 This afternoon? Can't see more than two blocks!

Looking north across town this afternoon.

No reason to be out in that! I hope this goes away soon.