Snow, Glorious Snow

As we bid adieu to winter and welcome in longer days and shorter hemlines, I wanted to share a few photos from this amazing record-breaking winter we've just been through.   "Winter weather events" are close to my heart and I'm always excited when snow is in our forecast here in NC.  Unfortunately for my home state of CT (represented in every photo here except for the last one) this year brought way more than their fair share.   In the few days I visited at the end of January, roofs were collapsing, a snow plow hit a gas line which caused a terrible house fire,  "Meals on Wheels" and other important city services were shut down, and even trying to get out of one's driveway could be hazardous.    That said, my New England people are a hearty bunch and look out for their neighbors, so somehow they always muddle through.
The last photo was taken the morning after Christmas Day, here in Greensboro, where we had a beautiful white Christmas and several snowstorms, the likes of which were so mild and gentle in comparison, we dare not mention them to our friends in the North.

Fool Me Once...

March is upon us.  Flowers are blooming in the backyard, sunshine is slanting across the front porch and some of us would much rather be outside than in front of our computers.  Nonetheless, I'm bringing back winter for a just a tiny bit.  I've got a whole bunch of cold, snowy pictures to share and this warm weather won't stop me from posting!  Here's a preview of what's coming up next. This was actually taken in March 2009 so don't put away those sensible shoes just yet.

First There Was Winter

North Carolina, December

The holiday season whizzes past, but once in a while here the skies open up and snow quietly falls to the ground forcing us to slow things way down for a day or, if we're really lucky, two. I can't remember snow before Christmas in all the years I've lived here. Happy holidays everybody.

Let It Snow!

These shots were taken in Connecticut about a week before Christmas. The second one was taken from the passenger seat of the car, hence the edge of the rear view mirror. Snow is good!