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Tag Archives: snow
Photo Friday: Snow Scenes and Cold Frames
After two years with practically no snow at all, the last couple of weeks have seen everything here covered with a blanket of the white stuff. It’s pretty to look at, especially when you haven’t seen it for a while. … Continue reading
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Tagged cold frame, Photo Friday, Photography, snow
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An Almost, Sort Of White Christmas
After two years of almost no snowfall here in our area, a Christmas evening blizzard came through as forecast. We were lucky, and only wound up with 3 to 4 inches of wet, white snow here. But if you go … Continue reading
CoCoRaHS: Measuring Rain, Hail & Snow
I’ve always been fascinated by the weather. When I was still in grade school, my parents got me a weather station setup one year for my birthday. It was pretty cool for its time, with an anemometer to measure wind … Continue reading
Snow Daze
It snowed again here yesterday. By the looks of things, we got maybe 2 inches of the stuff. We’ve had a lot of snow days this winter season. Not necessarily a lot of snow at one time, but a lot … Continue reading
Snow Day
We got about an inch of snow overnight, not enough to cause any real problems but enough to put some schools on a delayed start. Days like these make me happy to be retired. I don’t have to go out … Continue reading

