Pages

Saturday, January 13, 2007

White out...


After the windstorm the temperatures dropped. Hail. Thunder. Ice forming on all surfaces - and then snow fall. Snow stuck to every possible surface, adhering to the ice, I suppose. The temperatures remain below freezing, so the roads remain iced over. School canceled for the rest of the week. (My house full of teenagers - 10 at last count).


It's snowing again today, and may off and on for the rest of the week. Where do I live? I thought it was Seattle - the land of mild, temperate, *rainy* winters! This is reminiscent of winter back east. I'll have to wait for spring to see the fall-out of all the cold temperatures on the garden...

Still painting.

10 comments:

cindy said...

it was pretty...the first day! it is not supposed to be accumulating today, but it is! :[ your pictures are so pretty! it is actually quite beautiful when the sun is shining on the snow. happy painting!

cindy said...

i forgot to add...my husband was joking (he's a high school administrator) that they are planning the "4th of july assembly" at school! the kids are looking at school getting out somewhere near the end of june now!

tlawwife said...

I have had several people ask for our weather but I don't recall you being one of them. However it looks like you won the prize.

andrea said...

Yay! I must get all those easterners and northerners over here to read this and prove there's a category of northwesterner at least as wimpy as we are! Schools closed beacuse of icy roads! It was chaos here, I had to abandon my car at one point, but the schools remained open. We must be made of very stern stuff indeed. :)

Beautiful photos. I went downtown today and there was no snow there. Must be because they pay higher taxes.

Merisi said...

So, this is where winter is reigning right now while we are fretting where to get some spring clothes because Sir Winter is AWOL? ;-)
Hope you won't have to suffer through any more of the storm side-effects and stay warm.
Sunny greetings,
M.

gautami tripathy said...

Consequences of our own thoughtless actions. Global warming.

Naturegirl said...

I hear you I hear you! We also got our FIRST *snowfall* yesterday! Today rain and sleet makes for dangerous walking and driving!Hope the teen have lots of movie to keep them occupied.Stay warm.

Miss Erica said...

WOW WOW WOW!!!

Look at the snow!

I wish it would snow here!

Erica
xx

Unknown said...

Thanks for the pretty pix, Tara. It's true, we in Seattle pay taxes for our incredible Star Wars Defense System like snow deflection system-- the secret is out!;)
We have managed to keep some pretty iced over side streets on Capitol Hill that show no signs of ever melting.

Tongue in Cheek Antiques said...

incredible, at least it is pretty!

We are having spring weather, I reckon the poppies will bloom!