A Goodly Amount of Snow

These pictures were taken at 7:30 a.m.

Later this morning the accumulation measured 17"

and it's still snowing.  Wheeeee!

An this afternoon- 23" of snow in the yard,  

with snowbanks piled up to 32."

Almost Dark

A pale thumbnail crescent moon 

slips in and out 

from behind the gray curtain 

of clouds at dusk...

And Yes, It's Piling Up

More fluffy white stuff started falling

through the night and it is

still coming down.

This is what I see out my windows now:

First Snow of The Year

This morning's fast-falling precipitation was apparently sleet.  Now, large swirling flakes are covering grass and trees.  We knew it was coming.  It always does.  We might see 7 inches of accumulation today.  It's a good thing I put away the lawn ornaments and cleaned up the veggie garden two days ago!!!  

SPECIAL THINGS

• Yellow poplar leaves of different sizes, round and tooth-edged, scattered like so much confetti on the shoulder of the road, skittering along when cars swish by.
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• Wild geese calling as they fly just above the bare treetops.
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• A crinkly Monarch butterfly riding on my hand all the way to the Post Office and back.  Watching it drink hummingbird nectar from a jar lid.  Checking on it while it stayed around all day until strong gusts of wind carried it (and the deck furniture) away. 
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• The full moon like a stadium light, brightening the midnight sky.
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• Orion's defining stars overhead, twinkling sharply in the deep dark canopy of a clear night.
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• A fickle breeze playing with the window curtains.
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• White frost outlining a fallen brown leaf.

• Hungry songbirds at the feeder waiting for me to add more seeds.
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• Finding two packs of usable salmon-colored copy paper discarded by the sidewalk.
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• Hearing from a long-silent distant friend.
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• Making my postmistress laugh despite the stress she faces everyday.

"These are a few of my favorite things..."