I don't remember asking for a white Christmas

But, a white Christmas is what we got anyway. These pictures were taken last Friday and it's snowed more since.

Just picture the spring bulbs waiting under all of this.


The snow is definitely higher than this now.


There were some pretty big drifts. This is how high the snow drifted up against the front door.


Here's something you see very little of in a Michigan winter - the sun.


You might have to click on this and choose All Sizes to see it. The snow was all sparkly and I'm using this as the background on my computer desktop.


And this year Bucky is getting her Christmas wish. Well, at least the one for rum cake. It's the first time since my mom died that I made one. And I'm taking half of it over to her.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

More snow

Yes, we've still been getting snow and cold temps. This winter has not been my favorite. But the snow this morning was heavy and slow. I tried to get a picture of it stuck to the trees, but my camera doesn't work so well in the dark. Looks like the flash caught the close-up snowflakes.

Well, I'm posting them anyway. I should really post a picture of the last from last spring when it was flowering. Just for contrast and all, you know. :-)

If you click on this and look at all sizes, the large will actually show you the trees.


This one is a cool effect. Check out the large size if you get a chance.


Here's the tree that will be covered in beautiful blossoms in spring.


This is more what it will look like in a few months.

Mother Nature can take a hike, if she can find her snowshoes

I see it's been a week and a half since I updated here. I guess I'll just have to post some pictures then.

One week ago today, Tuesday, it rained really hard and almost every bit of snow was gone. Overnight, as the temperatures dropped, the rain turned to a thick coating of ice on the roads. Then very dry snow came down and was constantly being moved by winds up to 50 mph.

For some reason I thought driving 30 miles to work on Wednesday morning was a good idea. I leave the house at 6 am and it's like night out. The dark, combined with total white-outs, on top of the ice, made my drive a living hell. How I made it without an accident or going in the ditch is something for which I should thank my lucky stars.

Anyway, I decide to snap a few pics after I got home. You can kind of see how the snow drifted. Some places it's still bare and in some it was up to my knees.

You can see my boot prints in the path I dug out for myself. Oh, and the garage that needs a paint job. :-)


Check out how it stuck on the fence and chairs, but it's right down to the bricks below.


I would've liked a better angle on this shot, but I was too chicken to crouch down in the snow. That drift was up to my knees.


Just another angle from the safety and warmth of my living room.


The storm even tried to coat my door. :-)


We had rain yesterday, taking the snow down some, but not all the way. Now they're talking big snow for tomorrow again. Can we just skip weather on Wednesdays???