Climate change seems to be the latest electrifying word of our culture. Every adverse weather event is blamed on climate change. Mankind is supposed to be responsible for climate change. I know we have some contribution to climate change, but just how much?

Remember the Christmas Day tsunami in Bali and region in 2004 when 240,000 people lost their lives. The reports were that the earth quake that spawned the tsunamis tilted the earth’s axis by 2 degrees, but nothing is ever said about that any more. Wouldn’t that tilt have a bearing on climate change?

This year in Edmonton, the snow began to melt in January which is something I’ve never seen here before. I’ve been in Alberta since 1974 with the exception of a 6.5 year stint in the USA. Now the weather is back to freezing again.
As a ten year old, I can remember when Auntie Kay planted peas in February and by Easter we were shelling fresh garden grown peas for our supper.
We always kept carrots and parsnips covered over in the ground, during winter too. The snow came and went regularly all winter long enabling Wally to have breaks during his annual pruning program when the snow was deep.

I have not lived a full year in Oliver since 1970 so I don’t know what Februarys’ are like anymore. I wouldn’t think there is much difference from when I was growing up.
Do the dishes still rattle when the earth quakes in the Valley? That seemed to happen at least once a year during the 50’s and 60’s. Sometimes the pictures on the walls would tilt from the shaking. It seems to me that could be attributed to climate change too, but that may be a stretch.

For us, we look forward to the change in climate between Edmonton and Oliver. Just a change in elevation makes a big difference. We will pack the car and head west during March/April to seek the warmer climes of the sunny Okanagan, for we want a break from freezing temperatures.