For the second time this year, we woke up to snow!
This doesn’t happen around here too often these days, so it’s a big event!
Everything outside the window was white.
And the big flakes just kept on falling from the sky.
We piled up the woodbox to keep the house warm…
And kept the fire roaring in the woodstove.
I made some hot mulled cider on the stove with our last jar from this Fall’s cider pressing to warm up cold kids when they came in from playing in the snow.
The fields were lovely and still, except for the singing chorus of redwing blackbirds in the treetops, and the occasional “V” of geese flying overhead.
Our dog, Applejack, didn’t quite know what to make of this little snowman. She hasn’t seen many of them in her young, snow-deprived life, after all.
My son reported that a little family of birds was snuggled safe and warm in our birdhouse.
Trees once plain and bare were transformed into striking shapes against the snowy landscape.
After dreaming of snowy days all winter, this was a real treat! Although I’m not wild enough about snow to live somewhere where it covers the ground half the year, I do enjoy the occasional snow day here and there and I feel like I can really appreciate it for the short time it sticks around. The snow is such a polite guest in these parts of Oregon, never staying around long enough to wear out its welcome. The weather report says we should see another couple of inches tonight, and we’re looking forward to it.
We are getting a sloppy mix of rain and big fat gloppy flakes right now! I'm thankful for our barns and new pig hut keeping the critters snug and for our house that shelters us. Your snow is lovely and the paper?? snowflake in your window is so pretty!
Thanks! It's a waxed kite paper window star, a very fun winter project.
Yeah, it's lovely!
Love this!