Since we were hit with another snowstorm last night, and the
roads were still covered when I started my car this morning, I figured it was
best to wait a while to head out. When I
was advised later that the roads were still bad for sedans like mine, I decided
to stay in. As of right now, we are
still sitting in what looks like about six inches of snow, and although the
roads are now somewhat clearer, we are still in a spell of arctic cold. Every winter we get a few cold snaps that
give me an idea of what it’s like living in Minnesota or Wisconsin, only there
it is perpetual throughout the winter. Back
here, most of that snow should stay until Sunday, when we will have a brief
warming period and some rain. After that,
it’s back to the single digits and teens.
I will probably be taking the car out soon to do some
shopping, although I don’t intend to be out long. The good thing is that now I am looking at a
clear blue sky, rather than the all-day cloud cover yesterday, which was followed
by the blizzard last night. It does look
like the conditions are now better.
I did want to get one picture of the snow today, and because
of the conditions I didn’t want to go far. So I got this quick picture of the
backyard. I only got as close as the
middle of the driveway, since my car is as far as I went to dig out of the snow. From there, I took this picture. I don’t like driving in snow, and I don’t
like having to trudge through it, but I do like the way snow can make
everything look nice. And I’m glad I got
this picture to capture the beauty of the snow after this latest storm. The Weather Channel may be trying to
establish a trend of naming every storm that comes through, but to me this is
just the first snowstorm of 2014.
