Yesterday there was a snowfall warning of 5-10mm. I read it and scoffed. It's way too early for us to get snow. We rarely get snow even on Halloween so a week before that would be even rarer still.
I kept looking outside and checking the temperature all evening. I was up late reading a book till 1am. Reading keeps me awake. When I went to bed it was 3C and a steady drizzle was coming down. "Snow for the higher elevations, maybe, but not down here in our valley." And with that thought I went to bed.
I woke up to a white covered land! Oh wow! It was just enough to cover the ground, bit slushy and was totally melted by noon. Usually our first snow is just a few flakes falling but never enough to actually cover the ground. I heard that up in the mountain there was almost 3 inches of wet snow! A town just up the mountain from us was planning to have a reopening for their downtown area because they had suffered through almost a year of road work. They wanted to draw people back to shopping there but the snow stalled their plans for a week. A lot of people are unprepared for this early snow. Just yesterday we had our winter tires put on, thank goodness.
I was so stunned by the snow today I didn't even get a picture of it. I wish I had but by the time I had a shower, ate breakfast and did a few chores most of it was melted. I promise if it snows again I'll go outside in my robe and get a picture to post. Ohhhh I hope we get a big snow year!
I kept looking outside and checking the temperature all evening. I was up late reading a book till 1am. Reading keeps me awake. When I went to bed it was 3C and a steady drizzle was coming down. "Snow for the higher elevations, maybe, but not down here in our valley." And with that thought I went to bed.
I woke up to a white covered land! Oh wow! It was just enough to cover the ground, bit slushy and was totally melted by noon. Usually our first snow is just a few flakes falling but never enough to actually cover the ground. I heard that up in the mountain there was almost 3 inches of wet snow! A town just up the mountain from us was planning to have a reopening for their downtown area because they had suffered through almost a year of road work. They wanted to draw people back to shopping there but the snow stalled their plans for a week. A lot of people are unprepared for this early snow. Just yesterday we had our winter tires put on, thank goodness.
I was so stunned by the snow today I didn't even get a picture of it. I wish I had but by the time I had a shower, ate breakfast and did a few chores most of it was melted. I promise if it snows again I'll go outside in my robe and get a picture to post. Ohhhh I hope we get a big snow year!
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