Snow. And rain. Yesterday we had ice and rain. Then about dinnertime, the air was filled with little icy round pellets, very fine but crusty. They made a hissing noise as they plopped from the sky onto the crusty snow on the ground.
This morning I looked out my window and saw that the little pellets had changed to this:
That poor, lonely swingset. It won’t see any company for quite a few months yet, at this rate!
Even the birds are hiding. That’s my new birdfeeder set, by the way (I posted about it here). The bluejays love it. :-p But I hate bluejays. lol.
The snow was very wet and heavy. I shouldn’t be carrying my camera out in it– big flakes the size of cornflakes were peppering down on me. My camera didn’t do a good job of photographing the flakes, but I was quickly getting covered as I stood out there. I had to get a photo of my poor, suffering yews. They look very sad, don’t they? Good thing they are so stringy they won’t snap from the weight.
So once again, it’s a day for simmering foods, warm blankets, and fresh bread baking! I intend on making Baked Ziti for dinner this evening, with a select wine of the month beverage, or maybe just milk, lol. The nice thing about winter is the coziness. I do miss the sunshine and green plants and the freedom of going out without 15 layers of clothing… but winter has its beauty, too.
Have a great day!
8. January 2009 at 3:18 pm
I hate winter anymore but pictures like yours remind me of the beauty it can bring. As long as I don’t have to go out in it I can enjoy it’s beauty but if I have to go out it fades pretty fast.
Great photos!
8. January 2009 at 10:27 pm
WOW… I am jealous…That looks awesome!
8. January 2009 at 11:09 pm
Send some of that snow to me in Central Illinois! I have all these great ideas for snow pictures trapped in my head just dying to get out, but NO snow!
9. January 2009 at 12:47 am
Well last year about this time I was admiring your beautiful snowy pictures and telling you about our fickle Dallas weather. Here it is one year later and nothing has changed. We had 30F temps on Monday with snow and sleet. yesterday we had 60F. Today we had 78F. Tomorrow it will be 80F. Then Saturday it will be 40F again. Dallasites are going nuts with this very erratic weather. But we can’t do a darn thing about it except move. ha!! Your pictures are beautiful!!
9. January 2009 at 12:49 am
I forgot to add in the last comment….Monday and Tuesday I drove with the heater on. Today I had to use the car AC out on the highway.
9. January 2009 at 8:06 pm
hey this looks like my backyard. Greetings from the North Country!
9. January 2009 at 9:43 pm
You don’t have to thank me…we sent that snow and nastiness all the way from WA state to NY. LOL Keep safe if you are out and about this weekend.
10. January 2009 at 3:24 am
LOL I know the feeling. It’s been snowing here all week, although it stopped yesterday and we aren’t getting anymore until this evening. Still .. it’s supposed to snow well into next week! I’m sure it’s likely the same in your area too.
I’m sorry to hear that you hate Blue Jays. We have some in our neighborhood but I rarely see them, although I hear them daily! I wouldn’t mind if they visited my yard a little more often.
10. January 2009 at 3:14 pm
Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing. I love winter, snuggling up sipping on a cup of coffee. We are getting snow today and it already started coming down…
13. January 2009 at 11:56 pm
OMG! I almost missed these photos. Awesome photos indeed! Sure wish we had that much snow.
Hi There! Hope all is good.
Thank you for sharing your snow photos!