Baby, It's COLD Outside

This morning, on the way to the bus stop, it was 12 degrees outside at the top of the hill (where we are) and 14 down near the bottom at the bus stop.

WHAT is that about?

This is Seattle, for cryin' out loud! We don't have snow in December, and we don't have temperatures below freezing (not often at least). I'm talking about Seattle proper, here. It's at sea level, and it's very unusual to have snow that low...

Out in the Great White North (about 25 miles north of the city), in the infamous "convergent" zone, we ALWAYS get any flake that cares to fall (I'm talking snow here, the other flakes are stuff of a different blog, lol).

We got about 4 inches of snow, and although it's mostly gone from the driveway and such, it's still in the yard. Much of what was on the road has been replaced by ice - which makes driving FUN - but I expect that it'll be covered in snow again by tomorrow.

It's supposed to snow again too. Well, that's a good thing according to Goofy - who always does the snow dance of joy when that cold white stuff starts falling from the sky. LOL.

It's been so cold since the first snowfall on Saturday night that the snow is still powdery in the yard. It hasn't iced over at all. Powdery...seriously. How, cold is that?

And, how do I know that? Well...This morning (when it was still 14 degrees), I hiked out to the barn to get the gas cans. I needed to fill them so that we had fuel for the generator just in case the power goes out with this next storm and the cold. I believe that getting the fuel and being ready nearly guarantees that the power won't go off, so it's all good!

I have the gasoline if it does though...can't do without the heat and the TV...bwahahaha!

Keep warm!