Monday, December 22, 2008

Snow in the Pacific Northwest!


We have snow.... a very unusual situation for us here in the Pacific Northwest.
 We don't have enough to be used to it and learn to drive in the stuff.  But it's BEAUTIFUL!  I took photos of our picnic table on the 14th, the 20th and today, the 22nd.  It is really stacking up!
The sun on the snow-laden trees and blue sky are a great combination.  This is the view right out my living room window of our pond.....currently covered in snow, and I assume frozen solid beneath.  We might even be able to skate there if this keeps up.                                                         Our marsh is already frozen solid across the four acres of it, and we had a community skating party there on Saturday.  It was marvelous to see the teenagers skating outdoors!  We had kids from age 2 to 16 and a multitude of adults of all ages.  Some of us skated and others stayed near the bonfire we built in a mortar basin on the shore.
 We roasted hot dogs and marshmallows and had "some-mores".   Drinking cocoa from a mug at the edge of the frozen marsh is the ultimate!

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