It has been the three C’s in my area of the country these past few days.  Crispy, Clear and Cold.  Although some might think this is ‘normal’ for a Canadian winter, out here on the ‘Left Coast’ it is uncommon.  Let me explain. On Vancouver Island, and specifically in the area I live in, it is classified as a coastal rainforest.  That means percipitation falls during the winter months in the form of a liquid. Constant. Cold. Dull.  And sometimes it falls sideways with the aid of the offshore weather systems that bring in the storms.  It’s on these uncommonly clear, crisp and cold mornings I cannot say I am not thankful to see the sun when usually the sun is far above the grey and dreary skies, bucketing rain and riddled with coastal fog.  I could just do without the windshield scraping and defrosting the doors of the car so I can get in to go to work.