Winters are a desolate time where all senses are wiped away, and here in Canada, this is especially true. All smells are sucked clean from the air, leaving only a harsh, icy crispness. Colours are stripped away, leaving a stark white landscape, a sky which stays black at night and gray in the day, a world of only three shades. Stay outside too long, and your hands will get so cold that they'll go numb and turn red, like the claws of a lobster. During a whiteout, even sight itself is reduced to nothingness.
The winter season in Canada brings an eerie emptiness, where all sensory experiences seem muted. The air becomes devoid of any fragrance, turning into a biting chill. The vibrant colors of the world vanish, replaced by an overwhelming expanse of white, with a sky that transforms into dark at night and gray during the day, creating a monotone backdrop.
In this harsh environment, spending too much time outdoors can lead to extreme cold, numbing fingers and turning them a crimson hue, reminiscent of lobster claws. The phenomenon of a whiteout renders vision nearly useless, plunging everything into a surreal state where even seeing becomes a challenge.
