More of the same

I got up this morning and looked out the window and we had gotten just a dusting of new white snow. There were no tracks or anyting in the snow and it sparkled as the sun hit it. Every weekend since Christmas we have gotten 2-4 inches of new snow plus some in between but evey thing has stayed white and clean for more than a month now and with little wind it has been beautiful even with single to double digit temps. The snow has been 3 to 4 feet deep every where since before Christmas and it seems strange to see so much snow and so much nice weather. Of course I know that is going to mean flood water in 4-6 weeks for some folks and that is sad.

It is really neat to drive out on the prairie. Normally there are bare spots in the snow that the wind blows clear and the stubble in the fields stick up through the snow and otherwise break up the beauty of the snow. This year with so much lying on the ground there are no bare spots and it is too deep for the stubble to show through. It is just a vast expanse of unbroken white. Excellent for cross country skiing or snowshoeing. I love the pureity of it all.

Winter is Still Here

Yesterday I got up at 8:30, it was my day off, and was going to go get a haircut. I got all ready to go and opened the drapes and was suprized to find that I could not see the house across the street because of the snow and 35mph winds. A virtual blizzard although not as bad as December's. I closed the drapes, took off my coat, undressed, and got back in bed with my wife. (her day off also) You can say what you want to about winter but it dosen't get any better than that. We got up about eleven had something to eat, went down to the family room and our dual recliners and watched a video together. Finished that and did some things around the house, went down put in another video watched that, then Sherry went up and fixed Spegetti and meat sauce. We took it down to the family room and watched the news and Bill O'Reily. Then we went to bed. What a great day, Sherry and I spent the whole day together with no goal other than to enjoy it. What a great day. Especially when you realize that I seldom watch videos and Sherry loves them so we seldom watch them together. It was a tremendous day though and so I am very thankful for it. Today the Sun is shining it is 9 degrees and it is beautiful.