The mere suggestion of a defrost - a sunny Saturday and temps rising slightly above zero - brings droves of people to the Plateau to take a leisurely stroll while licking away on ice cream cones! St. Denis is overrun by families of ice cream eaters mixing with shirtless Tam-Tam players practicing up for their summer gig in the park. Funnily enough, the season-inappropriate snackers are balanced out by handfuls of people who stopped into the Caban a Sucre at the Mt. Royal metro stn to get frozen strips of maple syrup wrapped on a stick.
There are always so many decisions when it comes to snacking, but I think the two groups of weekend snackers can be broken down thusly: the maple syrup contingent are the type who embrace winter and the lactose lickers are of the reckless optimist variety. Normally I’d vote for reckless optimism and something chocolate but there’s something oddly appealing about making a mess with maple syrup.
It’s snowing today, AGAIN.