Wordless Wednesday

Hello, ice.

Hello, wind.

Hello, day home from work.

Hello, books. Hello, blankets.  Hello, hot tea.

What's going on in your backyard?

Melting. . .

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I love the sound of melting snow.

The steady flow of water running through the downspouts.  Drips and splashes leaving a pinging sound as they hit the metal and fall to the ground. 

The temperature hit 40 degrees today; warmth we haven't felt since around November.

We left the heat on and opened up all the windows.  Silly, I know, but oh the smell of that glorious fresh air!

I stood by the window and let the sun beat on my face and just listened to the water.  It's a sound that always fills me with hope. Hope that spring really is coming soon and that any day I might see a Crocus trying to push its way up through the dirt.  I couldn't help but smile as I stood and listened. 

And then I thanked God, Creator of all, for the sunshine and the sound of Hope in the air.

When It's Cold Out

Supper was done; the driveway was cleared of snow.

There was some Jim Brickman playing quietly through the speakers and I lit the wick on the new “Passion Berry” WoodWick candle a friend had just given me.  I have never had a WoodWick candle before and I absolutely love it!  We don’t have a fireplace in our house but the candle crackles so cheerfully as it burns that if I close my eyes I can almost imagine that there is a full hearth blazing in the corner.    

We pulled out Yahtzee and sprawled on the floor to play the best 2 out of 3. I love those quiet happy moments when the rush of the world fades away, the TV is off, the computer is shut down, and the loudest noise is that of our laugher.

I could really get use to having snow days...

A little snow, anyone?

Snowmageddon aka The Blizzard of 2011

Meteorologists had been predicting it for a week and amazingly enough it actually happened.  Apparently this storm was supposed to hit most of the U.S. too, if reports on Facebook and Twitter were any indication.  

My boss sent the office staff home early from work on Tuesday and told us get ready to stay home on Wednesday. I'd never had a snow day from work before!

 By 6:00 last night it was snowing pretty hard and when we got up this morning there was a good twelve inches (or more) of show outside.   Most the state is covered under a minimum of a foot of snow and some places were pushing twenty inches.   I’m sure this is considered “normal” in some states, but not here. 

Everybody was told to stay off the roads, but of course there are some people who don’t heed that kind of advice.  Like our neighbors, who we saw get stuck in the street and had to call a plow truck.   Hubby went out to blow the driveway and I poked my head out to take a few pictures.  

 Now I am cuddled-up back on the couch watching the snow from the warmth and coziness of our little house.

This is the scene from my window while I'm working: 

 Enjoying some coffee and a bit of relaxation... I love snow days.

Did you get hit by Snowmageddon?