Finally!

Finally, after having the winter halfway over (on the calendar anyway) we got snow. This year had been unusual in that it has remained mild and relatively dry for most of the winter. On my birthday at the end of January it was a whopping 54 degrees! Never do I recall the temperature being so mild in January. Well, except for in 1978, the night before the Great Blizzard, the thermometer worked it's way into the 50's. I remember my mom saying, "There is no way that a blizzard is in the forecast.". The next morning, the snow and ice was beating against the house the likes we had never seen before and haven't since.

I'm really sounding like an old-timer. :-/

So last night, we got our first substantial snowfall of the season. And by that I mean a few inches. Here are some pictures:

Dang, but that light is bright!

And here are some shots I took this morning.

And here is our forsythia bush,

with a couple of little blooms.

According to this weeks forecast, the snow and cold will not last for much longer. Which I suppose is not too bad.

I'm ready for Spring. :-)

Enchantment

At dawn this morning, hubby woke me up out of a dead sleep and exclaimed, "Get up!  You really need to get some pictures of the scenery outside!  It's beautiful the way the sun is hitting the trees!"  I'm all bleary-eyed and am thinking, "Really?  Really!  My only day this week that I get to sleep in till noon because our son is off school and I am not on a schedule and YOU want me to take pictures of trees?!".  So I go, "Okay".  I get up, put on my robe and my hubby's boots that are four sizes too big on me, grab my camera, walk on the deck and snap away.  Brrrrrr.  The cold air hit me like a ton of bricks, but I still cannot get awake without a cup of coffee.;-)  I will say that I was enchanted by the scenery like hubby was, but pictures just cannot do it justice.  I know that I should have set up the aperture and shutter speed and all that good stuff, but I was only conscience enough to use all auto settings.  So I hope you enjoy the scenery as much as we did.

And I am still enchanted by this guy.  Even if he did wake me up out of a dead sleep and has a serious case of bedhead.;-)

No, he doesn't wear a lamp on his head.  Although I'm sure he probably has back in the day.  He was acting very quickly and hid behind the lampshade just as I snapped the camera. Darn!

Thank you for all the kind words regarding our health, especially hubby's.  He seemed to be doing so well this morning and afternoon.  But by this evening, I was wondering if I was going to have to take him to the Urgent Care Clinic.  His fever spiked again and he felt like complete crud.  He took an extra antibiotic and drank a ton of cold beverages over the course of the evening and napped.  His fever was down and he seemed to be feeling better before going to bed.  I think we will be back to the dr. tomorrow. Ugh!  I pray my mom doesn't get this bug.  I brought her over today to see our new kitchen.  Hubby stayed in the other room and she was only over here for a short time.  Keeping my fingers crossed.....

Hope everyone else stays well.  Have a good night!

Ice, Ice Baby!

This is what we woke up to.  Four inches of new snow with a layer of about a half-inch of ice on top.  In a word, "Yuck!".  After the mild weather we had the last week (temps in the 50 degree F. range), we were not too pleased with seeing this last storm blow through.  Especially those that lost power.  The weatherman is saying another three inches tonight and another system moving in later this week and then yet another on Sunday.  Can someone send Spring here?  I'm trying to be positive and say that it sure beats looking out at brown everywhere.  But I'm ready for Spring.  Bring it on!

Anyway, I was going to post pics of my new kitchen.  But the flu is keeping it's grip on my house.  Had to take hubby to the doctor this morning.  He needs to go to an ear, nose and throat doctor next.  He woke up in the middle of the night last night shivering like crazy and he was running a fever.  He has an infection in his middle ear that a specialist needs to clear up. (I won't go into details).  That, and I have a few finishing touches that I want to put in my new kitchen.  Then I will be ready for the "Big Reveal".  It will be real soon, I promise! :-)

Here are a couple of more pics of what Old Man Winter left us last night.

Hope everyone has a restful evening and stay warm!