Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Snowy hilltop.
Biggest snowpeeples in town. At least on the drivable roads.

followed by freezing rain...

When I got up this morning, everything was coated with a rime of ice. Couldn't get a decent picture until after daybreak, when it was already melting.
Thought it would be easy enough to walk across the street and get a picture for you, but one step onto a "wet" looking sidewalk sent me ass over tea kettle, so I hope you really like these two. Only one bruise, we'll see about my back tomorrow.



The car had a lot of snow drifted on the driver's side. The rains formed a crust that remained after the drift melted.
Lacy ice shelf, about 6 inches deep.

The big storm haz hit

Mid-morning snows.









Poor birdies! We'll dust that off tomorrow and put out water. Birds have a hard time finding non-frozen water at these temps.













Rain is freezing on the windows! I have never seen weather like this!
























Update! Car spun out and pedestrians, and other drivers jumped out to help push! I love the friendliest town!

It started snowing at 10:30

Cliff Mass has the best weather blog for daily predictions.

Snow on the Tracks

Just a light dusting last night and this morning. Nothing like we hear from our friends back in Seattle.
The Hoquiam River, about a block and a half from our house. I love watching the tides come in and ebb out.
The shipyard's old roof seems to be sagging more. I'll be sorry to see the old building go. I hope they fix it this next year.


More Summer Winter comparisons.

The snow starting last night.

The Weather Report from Hoquiam

We have a couple inches of snow, and winds haven't been too bad. Overall, we are enjoying the Winter Wonderland.
Here's a comparison, Summer and Winter from the same window.

And another.



Stay warm!