Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Half a Foot of Snow on the Hill

It is 4:15 PM, and the colors in the sky are turning to sunset already. Today our climate turned polar. The local news is talking about an “arctic blast”.
Yesterday, the snow storm left half of a foot of snow on all accessible areas. This means 18 centimeters. This snow storm is unusual and so early. After all, winter will not be here until another month.

Meanwhile birds seem to enjoy the seeds we put out for them in the yard.

Our home has not lost power in spite of the wind. What a relief! Yesterday night, some parts of Tacoma spent hours in the dark.

Temperatures are still frigid and way below 30 but the sky is clear. Irvin will come home from Phoenix tonight and his uncle Charlie, who is used of driving on ice (Idaho is mountainous and reminds of Switzerland), will go and pick him up at the airport. I am grateful: the roads tonight will be safer without me driving on them.

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