White Surprise

I’m a news and weather junkie.  Nothing much gets by me.  But, if the weather people are wrong with the forecast, I am totally lost.  I take notice of the projected weather patterns and where the fronts are, the highs and lows, as well as isobars, etc.  Still, I have to take the word of professional meteorologists to know what the next day might bring in the way of snow/rain/storms etc.

So, last night when I went to bed, there were some snow flurries outside.  Weather forecast was for a ‘light dusting’ of snow.  This morning I got up early, before dawn and noticed it looked pretty bright outside.  I turned on the outside light and was shocked to see about 4 inches of new snow on the ground.  The brightness was caused by the three quarter moon reflecting on the snow covered landscape.

My plans were somewhat changed for the morning.  First thing I had to do was clear off the deck so I could get to the bird feeders.  By the time I got dressed and ready to shovel, there was already a line up of birds by the feeders waiting for their breakfast.  The shovel wasn’t necessary even though there was a significant amount of snow because it was light as powder.  I used the broom and had a fair amount of easy success.

Later we cleared the driveway and bundled up and drove to the park for a long walk. The wind had kicked up and some of the roads with totally ice and snow covered. The park was nice and very quiet except for the howling wind. Took a nice, but short, walk and gratefully headed back to the warmth of the car. Inched our way back home and prepared for a quiet day at home, looking out at the beautiful, unexpected gift of snow.