Snow

Sometimes, there is really not a lot to say except -- "wow!"

We don't get a lot of snow here in Cincinnati. We are too far south, and our weather patterns are impacted in a wide variety of ways by the geography of the Ohio River Valley.

When it snows here, the children dance for pure joy. An inch of two of snow closes the city, and all the schools cancel classes.

Unlike many places, we are more likely to get "ice storms" than snow storms. It is not at all uncommon to have some combination of light snow, freezing rain, and full on ice storms. That freezing rain thing makes it treacherous to travel, but it creates amzing ice crystal decorations out of every tree and plant. It is lovely when it comes together just so.

We just had a few days of just exactly that sort of weather pattern. Yesterday afternoon, as the sun began to come through the clouds, all that ice began to glitter, and it took on an almost magical beauty. As I sat, on the edge of the bed, looking out the window, transfixed by the moment, He "suggested" that I get out and take some pictures.

The camera really doesn't do it justice, but this is the snowy day view from our patio...

I actually tromped on down by the pond, to try and get a closeup of the glittery tree, but the camera battery did not want to play nice. Of course, I left footprints in the ice and snow going to and from the pond.

This morning, as He wandered back and forth between the two condos, He noticed that SOMEONE had walked all the way from the path by the pond, up to our patios, and back out to the path... Scary to comtemplate the possibilities. Who do you suppose might be sneaking up on us, in the middle of the night, while we sleep? Hmmmmm?

swan