The night before our big snowstorm last night we were gifted with a really nice sunset. The view off of our back porch, although we live in a rural town, is surprisingly free (mostly) from power lines and poles in the way of the sky view. Here are a few shots of the tapestry the sun made as it left us for the evening.
By the next evening we were getting ready for an overnight snow and ice storm, so we were at the store stocking up and at home battening down the hatches. Last night it hit, but I will say we didn’t get as much of it as some of our other midwest neighbors. This was the view through our front window this morning.
Lucy went out to play (and do a few other things), and I went out with her to take a few pictures. Our poor adirondack chairs have really taken a beating this winter.
Cold place to sit!
And I was just playing with the camera….
Lucy loves snow, and always plays in it — I got a little video footage of her that I’m too embarrassed to show anybody. She is a gray and white dog but after running around in the snow she is brown. She will always find the one spot in the yard that is muddy and make it muddier. But it’s easy to tell she doesn’t mind the snow…
Snow is so pretty, and I enjoy it. At the same time, I won’t be unhappy when Spring comes. Hope all of you are staying warm and enjoying what’s left of Winter!
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I’d love to live somewhere where it snows every year! I’ve only ever seen snow once in my life, on a school trip when i was about 11. Was so much fun!
Oh, it is nice, and I understand where you’re coming from, Katy! When we lived in Texas, which has a much warmer climate, I was surprised at how much I missed snow. But, it can also get old and be confining when snow keeps a person from getting out for long periods of time, or the cold runs the heating bill up. But being out in a peaceful, gentle snowfall can be a delightful, wonderful experience, for sure!
I guess that makes sense, that it could be a bit of a hindrance sometimes! It’s currently 43 oC here, which I’m sure some people would like for a change, but it’s too energy sapping, day after day, to get much done! (Especially seeing as we rely on generator power, being so far out of town, and we only run the generator for a few hours in the morning, then from about 6-10pm!