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It started with sleet late last night and really poured down the sleet during the night. In fact, Sheila and I were commenting on how intense the sound of the sleet hitting the house sounded. If we had not known it was sleet, we would have thought it was rain. Of course, at 25F the temperature was not too conducive for rain.
The pizza delivery guy got here last night before things got really ugly but even when he showed up around 9pm, there was ice all over the ground. It was a good thing he had a four-wheel-drive truck!
So, not too surprisingly, when I got up this morning, our bedroom window looked like this:
Needless to say, I decided to work from home today. Originally a friend of mine named Peter and I were to go work on a Habitat for Humanity home today but the weather has pretty well shut down that activity for today. So, hopefully we will have a make-up day where we can help.
So, I decided you might like to see a few photos of our snow today. So here we go.....
We are expecting up to about 12 or 13 inches of snow today! Here's the view out the top of our upstairs bedroom window - you can see a bit more of the snow in the street. Some of our crazy neighbors were out shoveling it as soon as they could (ugh) but not me. I figure nature put it there for a reason!
So here's a look at the backyard
Here's Joy's swing - covered in snow - no Joy - come home Joy!
Another view of the back yard - beautiful snow!
Early this morning, I checked the school closings to see if Leah's school was out for the day - it was! She was delighted of course! I walked by her room shortly after telling her that school was closed for the day. She was playing music on her computer - the tune saying "... and since we've no place to go.... let it snow... let it snow.... let it snow." Har har!
Here's a look out the front door - which I could hardly open because it's so frozen shut!
My weather station (it's kind of hard to see).
Another last look at the backyard. I love the snow!
Anyway, I hope you got some snow to enjoy today. The snow reminds me of the quiet beauty of nature, of a time of peace and rest. Winter has always been my favorite season and the snow is really special to me. I hope you enjoy it too. Be safe!
