Winter Makes An Appearance

The Calm Before the Storm

Well the Weather guessers have been at it again.  For two days they have been predicting this HUGE storm - the beginning of the snow that somehow managed to not materialize so far this winter.  Well there are a lot of us that are pretty happy that this has been the case after record winters 3 out of the last 4 years.  After all is said and done this is (believe it or not), snow country.  So it is lost on me why they make such a Big Deal out of a snow storm.  Even if it is a bad one, it is January and the last time I looked, we get snow in January!  Please, excuse my tongue and cheek sarcasm but this happens every time we have a storm - every winter.  Guess all that fear mongering helps ratings.

What a difference a day makes

Sheep hanging out in the snow

So the storm finally arrived and as storms go it could have been a lot worse.  I got about 4 inches this afternoon and now it's beginning to taper off and gearing up for round #2 that's supposed to come in tomorrow morning.  Most of the snow went south - my sympathies to those living in the Palouse.  They have school closures and about 13 inches in the worst places.  Like I said, it could be a lot worse.  But then there is Seattle.....Bumper cars anyone???

Even my dog didn't think it was all that bad a day all things considered.  Hey - at least we didn't have wind gusts at 45 mph like yesterday!

What do you mean I need to come in??

Oh, all right!  If I have to....Sheesh!

Said Chicken Lickin to Henny Penny, "They sky is going to fall!"  Said Henny Penny to Chicken Lickin, "Of course the sky is falling, it's snowing!  It's January!!

I hope each and every one of you is at home, safe, cozy and warm, kicked back with a nice hot cuppa tea.