This was a shot of Stewart Lake from my deck on December 14th, 2005:

Louis was not pleased with the snow either and rarely ventured off the deck..of course the deck even had to be shovelled for him to go on it:

Today, this is what it looked like off my deck:

And Louis went out a-hunting::

Global warming? Or has British Columbia hijacked our winter? Who cares! I don't have to frickin' shovel 4 times a day this year! Wuhoooooo!

Thanks and good luck.