November 9, 2004
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UPDATED around 5PM
and updated again after dark–Scroll downIt’s snowing again.
I mean REALLY snowing.
A couple of hours ago, I took this pic.
I had felt a bit down when I looked out and saw snow falling — flying,
really, blowing on the wind. I didn’t even feel like suiting up
and going out to take pics, so I shot this one through the glass in the
front door. That accumulation on the cabin roof includes what was
there already for the entire season, plus about two or three inches of
new stuff from today.I was going to post that, and then when I read my email and decided to
write about the astrology for this upcoming new moon — and then got
into that impromptu political rant — the snow pic slipped my mind.The next time I looked out, if anything it was even windier.
There was certainly more snow accumulated. So, I suited up that
time and went out there.This is what I stepped into on the porch. That had been cleared of snow before this latest snowfall.
I’ve always thought snow was beautiful. It’s so clean and white,
covers up so much crap and clutter. But it surely does take the
color out of a scene, too.
This should give you an idea of how much new stuff has fallen
today. Doug had cleared off the front portion of my car’s hood,
as the first step in brushing off the whole car and shoveling out
around it so I can go to town on Thursday. This is my week to
drive the rehab center’s van to the NA meeting. So everything on
the front part there is new snow, and the stuff that’s piled up farther
back is what has fallen in the week and a half since I parked the car
after my last trip to town.
In this next shot you can get an idea of the drifting that’s occuring
because of the wind. It’s piling up in the lee of the car and the
garbage cans.
The snow on top of the cabin appears to be about twice as deep as it was when I took the first pic around noon or so.
I wonder where all that moisture is coming from. Could be we’re
catching the tail of a typhoon or something. I haven’t been
watching the weather maps.I hope the snowplow comes through before I want to leave for town, and
that Doug will get the berm the plow leaves across the driveway, and
the rest of the driveway shoveled. He will probably be working in
the dark, since he has been sleeping through all the daylight hours
lately.Update, just before dark–
Still snowing, still blowing, deeper and deeper….
By around 7:30, it wasn’t snowing as much and the wind had stopped, but there were still flakes coming down.
By porchlight, you can see that the snow on top of the cabin is deeper.
My husky loves to play in the snow.
Comments (5)
Durn it, I thought Jeannette had two “n’s”. Glad you caught it. I love to be snowed in, but here in the midwest it doesn’t come all that often. For me it is stew time. Comfort food. My mom made Slumgullem for me. That is what whe called it. You fried hamburger (we rented a locker and had a cow butchered) then added onions and diced potatoes with a little bit of flour and then some water or milk either one. Then mom made her own bread or biscuits. So when it snows a lot that is my treat. When I was sick she made vanilla pudding put down one layer and then spanish peanuts crushed and bananas and repeated that. I don’t do that for it is something you want someone to do FOR you. My thing for my kids was to make pictures of their food. Carrots and celery and lettuce with peanut butter made real good pictures. Then I would take a nice slice of bread and tear out the middle and put it in a greased skillet and break an egg in it. They thought that was pretty neat as well. How did I get off on this…who knows!
As for the full moon, I am superstitious about it. I think bad things happen for me and that I misbehave at that time.
hi there =) oh, don’t worry! Michael and I will have a wonderful time. i love those pictures of all the snow! i love alaska. hope you’re having a good week! have a nice day ^___^
Surprisingly, we haven’t had snow yet. Well, none that sticks to the ground. I guess I get to live vicariously through you, lol.
we are having our first snow today…I’m going out in a bit to take pics….I LOVE your pics, Kathy
i love the quiet of snow…during its fall and shortly after. like a big muffler’s been tossed over the earth. or at least over my part of it.
i love sitting inside and watching it come down and measuring it by watching it collect on roofs and cars.
i hate driving in it and shovelling it and the cold that soon follows it…
but i love it when you share yours with us thru your eyes and words.
watch out where the huskies go, kathy. zzzzappa