SNOW -

        Frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent hexagonal ice crystals that fall in soft, white flakes.

As of three weeks ago, this definition of snow would make me long for the freezing temperatures to return, and along with it, some precipitation so that we could have some white landscapes to play in and photograph. That was three weeks ago.

The weatherman has been relentless in his forecasts of snow, snow, and more snow. It seems like every time I log on to our local news station’s website, the headline reads something like: “SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY in effect 2PM Tuesday through 7AM Wednesday for the foothills.”

I actually did just pull that off of the website. I wonder why they mix bold type with the regular. Maybe they are trying to emphasize that we might get TWO WHOLE INCHES of snow on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY. I still haven’t figured out what blowing snow is…

The snow is coming in little spurts, just like it usually does this time of year. Two inches come… two inches go… two inches fall… two inches melt… Just enough to make the ground unbearably muddy for always and eternity.

Are you getting the “drift” that maybe the snow is wearing on me just a little? Here are a couple of pictures from our latest “blizzard”. The view from our back porch at 630am…

The view of our tree (one of many) from our back porch…

Our famous “Indian Head” that gives our ranch-ette the title of “Look Right Ranch”. Guess who came up with that name. Yep. The one and only dad…

If you look at the bush in the foreground, you can really get a good depiction of how much accumulation we actually got. In the background is our neighbor’s house that Ben and I have been helping build…

And last but not least, here is a picture that Matthew shot this morning from the safety of the kitchen, through the kitchen window. If you couldn't tell by the garb, I was off to work. It appears that I am struggling with either 1. Opening the car door, or 2. Standing…

Thank you for reading my post on snow. I hope it didn’t make you all turn white. If it did, consult your personal physician immediately as this may be an early sign of frostbite.