[Image]  First came the clouds...
[Image]  …marvelous, out-of-this world clouds (okay, a little photo editing maybe made them a little more out-of-this world!).
[Image]  I hereby dub the cloud above the dumbbell cloud.

Then, after a slow start the next day, the snow started coming and coming. We got several inches down in the valley, and up on the mountain it was over 20 inches.
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Not only did we get snow, we got frigid cold temperatures.
[Image]  Desert Boy asked if he could walk on the ice, and I told him to go for it.

[Image]  The kids didn't seem to mind. They were on their usual perches at the post office, waiting for the bus.

[Image]  Then the kids decided to play in the snow. In the parking lot (it hadn't been plowed yet).

[Image]  Of course one ended up covered in snow. It's a good thing kids are tough!

[Image]  I liked all the lines in this photo.

[Image]  My drive to work. It was kind of cool seeing the snow getting deeper and deeper. But also a little scary.

[Image]  A dark-eyed junco searching for food in a shoveled area.

[Image]  Can you spot the car? Maybe the windshield wipers that are sticking up?

It was quite the snowstorm, and with the temperatures, we'll probably have the snow around for a long time. Fortunately the kids got to go sledding yesterday and take advantage of the snow.