The snow is beautiful and I’m warm and cozy inside with enough provisions so that I’m not suffering in the least. BUT … Because my poor li’l old Miata operates so much better in sunshine, with the top down, I’m not able to venture out of my garage because of 10” of snow. Pathetic isn’t it that I’m so fair-weather oriented and yet I live in the Pacific Northwest? Again, I forgot to buy the snow shovel! Poor Suki had to hop like a jack rabbit to make her way through the snow. She’s up for fun, but snow higher than she is tall, isn’t to her liking. She ended up refusing to come out and stayed in a protected area trying to lick the snow.
The first snowfall last week wasn’t so bad here in Birch Bay, I was able to get to the office to get some work done. But then a second wave and yet a third did me in.
The first snowfall last week wasn’t so bad here in Birch Bay, I was able to get to the office to get some work done. But then a second wave and yet a third did me in.
Yesterday, while working on a beaded cuff for a client, I glanced up out the window and saw a faint but noticeable rainbow ring around the sun. I’ve seen rings around the moon before, but this was the first rainbow around the sun. Wow! It was awesome! Alas, it was too faint for my camera to capture. My good Dutch friend, Anneke, said:
“ ‘Ring om de maan, dat zal wel gaan, maar ring om de zon huilt vrouw en kinderen om.’ That's what they say in the olde country. Basically wife and children would cry when there was a ring around the sun.” And, sure enough, more snow fell again last night.
Snow lies all about and the sun is shining right now, but my grandkiddies are all down in Riverside, CA celebrating Christmas!!! They would have had so much fun making snowmen, snow angels and snowball battles! I have hot chocolate with marshmallows and no grandchildren. I can well imagine the laughter and squeals of delight.
C’est la vie. Excuse me if you please, I have to go make a snow angel!
PS No sooner did I make my snow angel then seemingly out of nowhere did a young man appear with snow shovel in hand, asking if I wanted the snow cleared off my driveway and walkway. Now there was the REAL snow angel! Hallelujah!
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