The forecast last night called for perhaps a couple of slushy inches. After the winter we have been through not welcome but nothing we can’t handle. The surprise came this morning about six inches of nice new snow. Even the plastic flamingos in the flower bed look discouraged!
Our first real snowstorm arrived today. I snowed off and on over the weekend and the lawn has been white a few times this fall but today is the first real storm. We are predicted to get between 4 and 6 inches. It has been snowing since before daylight and everything is white. Of course this marks the beginning if winter and I am not ready. 
The last few days have been warm for January, a pleasant thaw. The rain had settled and shrunken most of the snow and we enjoyed daytime temperatures in the thirties. Last night that all came to an abrupt halt. I looked out the window at about nine and it was snowing hard. In fact it was a very quick 3 inches of snow and the wind quickly came up. This morning’s temperature is 8 Fahrenheit and the predicted high for the day is in the teens. The nearly full moon shining through the trees and making it almost as bright as day.
