Has Winter arrived?
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...