Snow Day

[livingdeb]

Thursday night it snowed. It snows in Austin far less than once a year, so it's a pretty big deal to us. So big that my employer closed down for the entire day. I really wasn't expecting that because lately they've learned they can delay opening for just a few hours or until noon. However temperatures were forecasted to stay below freezing until 3:00 pm.

What a rip-off! The snow was totally melting already when I went out for a little walk at 10:45 am in my hiking boots with the good tread. (First I checked which of my sneakers had better tread. Uh, neither.) Here's what my next-door neighbor's yard looked like.



This is the snowiest spot I could find.



There was still some snow on the trail in the old airport. I could see tracks of people, bicycles, and dogs.



I like the way the melting water makes little rivers in this tiny geographical feature just like it does on a much larger scale.



I'm not sure I've ever seen that effect before, but this day I saw it twice.



I like this tree and its shadow.



Sorry, my Boston friends, it's so not fair. I didn't have to shovel or go to work. In case it helps, I did scrape all my car windows the night before when I insisted on going shopping after dance class even though there was a little freezing rain. The store is right next to class. Gas saving!

Comments

[p-j-cleary.livejournal.com]

I've never seen that particular effect before, either. I wonder if it has to do with the ground being warmer than is usual for snow? It's really cool-looking.

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

We actually had some fairly cold weather (highs below freezing for three days in a row) before the snowfall. So I don't know the secret. Maybe having only a very thin layer of snow?

[llcoolvad.livejournal.com]

That's just...cute! A wee dusting. And yeah, what P said. Me either. Neat.

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

Yes, wee! Forecasters threatened three inches. Also wee!

[kansasman.livejournal.com]

Pretty looking at it in pics or through the window inside a warm house.

I left Kansas to get away from the snow and then it snows in February? When it is suppose to be warming up? Now they are calling for sleet tomorrow night? What is the deal? At least it is warmer this time then last week.

- Kevin (formally of Kansas)

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

But now you are in a place where it is rare and a big deal, not where it is wearing you down week in and week out for months on end.

[kansasman.livejournal.com]

true...I found it strange to see HWY 183 between Anderson Mill and Burnet exits almost completely empty when I went to give a debt-free financial talk at church Friday Morning. Even at 11 when I was coming home to get ready to go to work, the snow had mostly melted and the streets were still mostly void of the traffic I usually see on them.