Sky, that's a fantastic pic !
Did you take it ?

No! I googled it. If I saw that thing, I would have been heading for the hills. :)

I think we're well on our way for a snow accumulation that will cover the grass.

We just had a few minor snow flurries today. Am hoping against hope that it doesn't turn into a snowy nightmare. Doesn't take that much snow to make travel difficult in a semi-rural setting.

I envied the jobless today. The roads were treacherous: interstate crawling except for some semi drivers (whatever podunk got their CDL this week) who thought it fun to flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy while cars skidded right and left. Selfish fuckers. Yeah, you're all safe way up there, I'd prefer to live through the day, so watch out for us little guys, Big Penis Macho Driver Man. Surface streets not even yet treated.

I hate winter.

We've had our first few flakes today, knowing it will come to nothing until at least Saturday.

Ooh - Dana!
Apologies if I've already told you. I was talking to our caretaker about snow and he said he saw enough of it in his youth to appreciate living in a protected area. Not wanting to appear a complete Southern pansy, I boasted about my connection with someone who saw REAL snow, only to find he knew Northowram. He said to tell you he was born and brought up in Old Town. And his father worked in the Asbestos Mill there. If that's not too colourful an anecdote to be true.

I said I'd pass it on.

Depending on his age, that's quite likely. There was a factory in Old Town (which is an area of Hebden Bridge) which made gas masks or something. After the war it continued to make asbestos products. It was only actually closed in the 70s.

The impact on health was huge: there are still claims being argued over I believe.

Here's a piece the Courier did on it a while back:

http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news...cret.685119.jp

Relief. 68 degrees today. Beautiful. Our winter does not come until Jan. and it only lasts about 6 weeks, thank God.

There's about 6 inches of snow outside at the moment.

Cold cold rain. It is always raining. It never stops.

gunmetal clouds, grey sky, green trees and dripping sopping moisture

I am so cold. I would rather have snow.

We got snow and
We got snow.
We got snow and
We got snow.
We got snow and
La la la.
Snowy in my place.

About 3 inches.
Probably won't get any more according to the reports, but I'm happy happy happy.
Deepest snowfall - at least in one day - since I was a child.

Seriously? I thought you guys got a little last year?

Oh we had some, but noting like this deep and certainaly not in one day.
My inches guess might be off - I was brought up between the two measurements and instead of being bilingual I'm just incapable at both. Off to get a ruler ...

6 inches!
14cm

I just put my new snow-blower on the New Holland.... c'mon snow!!! What's taking so long?

Ooh, nice. :D