Well, it's here. The longest night of the year. And our first snow storm. The latest on record they say.
It was a bitch to drive around in with the wind gusting and the defroster on its last legs, and 5 sweaty volleyball players fogging up the windows. But I was glad to be the one driving, as the usual carpool drivers are so young. The deal is I get the sketchy weather days. I prefer it that way, control freak and all.
It sure was good to get home and eat steaming bowls of tomato and chicken rice soup and crusty bread.
Mr. Tucker didn't linger outside long. Maybe he's forgotten how fun snow can be.
Or maybe he just misses his furry coat!
I was planning a bonfire to burn some crap from this year and to celebrate the solstice. It seemed like a great idea when the weather was in the 40's. Tonight, not so much.
No worries. I don't need much of an excuse to have a fire, and I don't expect this to last.
Oh, and about the end of the world crap? It's already tomorrow in Australia and they're fine. This whole end of the world hoopla is so Y2K. Yawn.
Stay warm, and enjoy the extra seconds of daylight that will slowly and surely return to our lives.
Love these photos. I miss snow! Used to love the first snow when I lived in Cleveland.
ReplyDeleteI am so so so so so soooooooo glad that the days are going to get longer. Getting dark at 4:15 is just wrong.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures of the snow! We here in the Pacific Northwest are getting hammered with the stuff, but it is mostly staying in the mountains. :-)
ReplyDeleteNice.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes...this year I have been counting down the time until the days grow longer. The early darkness has really disturbed me this year. I have no idea why.
There is something so romantic about that bench in the snow.
ReplyDeleteYes, that bench in the snow was so pretty! At first I thought maybe you got it from one of those photo sights, but how nice to know it's your yard. I was reading by the window the other afternoon and suddenly realized that it was a good 1/2 past when I would normally need to turn the light on, of course that could have been because for the first time in sooooo long there weren't black clouds filling the sky, but still, I am also very much looking forward to longer and brighter days. Can you believe it will be Summer again...sometime?
ReplyDeleteI'm bringing lots of old stuff for the bonfire. I can hardly wait! :-)
ReplyDeleteActually, can you write to me here: betsyjm@gmail.com -- I have a question for you. Happy solstice!
I know it is silly, but I really do think the sky was not so dark when it was time for the evening feeding of the livestock (cats can be very noisy if you don't feed them on time...)
ReplyDeleteI was travelling on Friday, and very happy to let the bus driver deal with the rain/snow mess!
Our formerly furry poodle looks like, well, like a poodle right now. I'm trying to keep him clean for Christmas day. After that, his whiteness can go to hell, as it surely will.
ReplyDeleteJoyeaux Noelle to you and your family,
Beth