Serendipity

Feb. 11, 2012 Today, as you can see by the photo above, is a dreary kind of stay-inside-kind of day. Not only is it snowing, but it is very cold...some 26°F. (-3°C.) and slightly windy. We aren't expecting a lot of snow over-all...maybe about 3" ( 76.2 mm ) by the time it quits snowing between tonight and tomorrow. I thought this would be another good opportunity to show some photos that I took just this morning... A look toward the hill... Across the valley from us...look at the rolling field... Snow catching on the pine branches... and building on tree limbs... A closer view... A lone leaf blowing in the wind... These pines are lacy-looking with snow on top...  Another tree that's catching the snow. We have been very lucky this Winter with not getting a lot of snow. A local news station, WETM explains:  The jet stream has predominantly been further north this winter season. This has kept cooler air to our north acros...

Well, it's here...Winter has arrived and with a vengeance.   We knew it would...it was a matter of time, but what was unknown was just how much we would get. First thing this morning, just after daylight broke, I got a few photos before the snow became too disturbed by the winds that were building: The truck before my brother left for work     I apologize for the quality of these photos...I took them from the windows ...warmly stationed inside the house! You can see the wind blowing the snow The wind had begun to really start blowing, which can be seen in this photo. The roads have been kept plowed, and school went on as scheduled...no delays. A good 3 inches already at 7:43 a.m.     Snow that had accumulated on the railing... pines frosted A closeup of the pines that are catching the snow on their limbs... better view of the depth of snow on the railing Snow not only accumulated on ...