The Great Ottawa Thaw

Yesterday we had the first of what happens every year at this time in Ottawa, the pre-spring thaw. This one was a bit early by a few weeks. Usually it arrives in time for Ottawa's annual Winterlude winter festival. Just in time to melt the Rideau Canal, making it un-skatable (is that a word?), damage or destroy the ice sculptures, and make the cold winter feel more like March or April. At one point yesterday there was a 46 degree temperature difference between Ottawa and Wolseley. Brrrrrrrr!!!!