in the throes of winter

activity barren blustery canada chill chilled chilly cloud clouds cloudy cold country countryside deep dull environment field fields freeze freezing froze frozen grey hard harsh ice icy image imagery landscape landscapes mound mounds onset ontario open photography pile push region rural scenery scenic season seasonal shovel shovelling sleet snow snowbank snowbanks snowfall snowy southern storm throes township view waterloo weather white wilmot wind winds windy winter wintertime