'A beautiful mess:' Freezing rain, snow create 2 different views of Ottawa
Mix of rain, freezing rain and snow left Ottawa with a thick coat of white
Your perspective of this week's wintry mix in the capital region really depends on where you are — inside or outside.
For those heading to work on Wednesday and for some with trees on their property ...
Things turned a little sour.
However, there were some nice images of Ottawa coated with what looked like a thick layer of vanilla icing.
It started early.
My backyard this morning. <a href="https://t.co/xd03DJJgGG">pic.twitter.com/xd03DJJgGG</a>
—@DougHempsteadWalking to work. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottawa?src=hash">#ottawa</a> <a href="https://t.co/tNZux6npaN">pic.twitter.com/tNZux6npaN</a>
—@cbcjlongThen more snow fell.
<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> Even our is flag is saddened by all the messy weather but the wintery picture is stunning. <a href="https://t.co/b9dBav0bFm">pic.twitter.com/b9dBav0bFm</a>
—@PJ_Girl5Sad tree after freezing rain and wet snow in Kanata North (Ottawa). <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/onstorm?src=hash">#onstorm</a> <a href="https://t.co/RB9tOeprih">pic.twitter.com/RB9tOeprih</a>
—@RolfCampbellOttawa this morning <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottnews?src=hash">#ottnews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottawa?src=hash">#ottawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcweather?src=hash">#cbcweather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBC?src=hash">#CBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Weather?src=hash">#Weather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snow?src=hash">#snow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCNews">@CBCNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> <a href="https://t.co/n3CdupKDDM">pic.twitter.com/n3CdupKDDM</a>
—@TaymazValleyMaking snow angels, you? ❄️😇 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ottawa?src=hash">#Ottawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OttawaDogs?src=hash">#OttawaDogs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OttawaPets?src=hash">#OttawaPets</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Yow?src=hash">#Yow</a> #613 <a href="https://t.co/leUNmZrwu8">pic.twitter.com/leUNmZrwu8</a>
—@KaliSocialMutt<a href="https://twitter.com/BlacksWeather">@BlacksWeather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LorettosWeather">@LorettosWeather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> a beautiful winter wonderland in Orleans today <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottweather?src=hash">#ottweather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottcity?src=hash">#ottcity</a> <a href="https://t.co/3OMQoUXwXu">pic.twitter.com/3OMQoUXwXu</a>
—@jm_duvalReally though, i love <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snow?src=hash">#snow</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottawa?src=hash">#ottawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/outaouais?src=hash">#outaouais</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snowstorm?src=hash">#snowstorm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ontario?src=hash">#ontario</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/canada?src=hash">#canada</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/canada150?src=hash">#canada150</a> <a href="https://t.co/IfGfaDtNwY">https://t.co/IfGfaDtNwY</a> <a href="https://t.co/mVbTz2bVGj">pic.twitter.com/mVbTz2bVGj</a>
—@CoagulaCascadia