We've had 29 straight days of weather warmer than the norm. Thursday it was FIFTY degrees, and Friday it was in the forties.
Tonight it's snowing. We expect to get three to six inches before it stops early Saturday morning.
There's so much light from our city reflected off the snow that I can turn off the lights and find my way around the house without a problem. Each branch is covered with fluffy snow, and looks absolutely gorgeous, and they are predicting it won't last more than a day.
We might as well enjoy it while we can. Anybody for a snowball fight??
Comments (10)
im up for the fight buffy.
Posted by bod | January 21, 2006 3:17 AM
Posted on January 21, 2006 03:17
I want to be there and enjoy the snow. It sound like one of those wet big flake ones.
Posted by dave | January 21, 2006 5:43 AM
Posted on January 21, 2006 05:43
You noticed the same thing about your snowfall as I noticed about ours -- the increased light in my kitchen from the reflection off the snow. But you better turn down the heat around there or its going to be gone before you know it.
I'm not up for a snowball fight but with those kind of temps maybe an iced lemonade would be good!
Posted by Roberta S | January 21, 2006 5:59 AM
Posted on January 21, 2006 05:59
It's good snow for reading the animal tracks and making snow angels. It's wet and thick and puffy. I heard that north of us in Wisconsin they got 11-12 inches last night. We got about four inches all told.
Dave...you and bod get started and I'll join you in a bit. Roberta, I better not wait too long, or I'll have to make that lemondade! You're right, the weather is really changeable these days.
Posted by buffy | January 21, 2006 4:11 PM
Posted on January 21, 2006 16:11
If you can get me in the snow, snowball fights are my speciality. However, I must warn you I play dirty LOL
Posted by Jamie | January 21, 2006 9:17 PM
Posted on January 21, 2006 21:17
I have NO DOUBT about that! lol I'd want to be standing behind Tex if we were in a snowball fight, but I'd want Dear Husband and Elegante Mother on my side. They fight dirty, too!
Posted by buffy | January 21, 2006 10:21 PM
Posted on January 21, 2006 22:21
Now that's my kind of snow! Here today and gone tomorrow.
Posted by Susan | January 22, 2006 8:22 PM
Posted on January 22, 2006 20:22
I gauge the winter by how much golf I get to play! I have played almost every week so far! Have a good week girl!
Posted by Joe | January 23, 2006 10:45 AM
Posted on January 23, 2006 10:45
Oddly, Susan, the forecasters were wrong. The snow is still with us. It's melted off the thinest of the branches, but is still on the trunks of the trees and the ground.
Joe, with the exception of the last four days, we could have played golf all January! My stepson was an avid golfer. Native Floridians used to think he was crazy for playing golf in the sixties in shirt sleeves. To him, that was still warm weather, while they were shivering and lighting fires in their fireplaces! lol
Posted by buffy | January 23, 2006 3:33 PM
Posted on January 23, 2006 15:33
We too have had warmer temps than normal (though I have not been counting the days as you have).
I was at the mall today and a woman (that I don't know) smiled as she and I passed eachother - she said "Wonderful having spring at this time of year" ... whichit is, it is warm, melting and bright (well... was during the day, but now it is night).
Goodnight.
Posted by Desiree | January 27, 2006 1:13 AM
Posted on January 27, 2006 01:13