As I was getting up this morning I heard the radio announcer say a winter storm was in the forecast for Red Lodge. I had heard similar forecasts before but they never really came to fruition. Sure we had received snow, but it was certainly manageable (even for a southerner like me)
So when I heard this forecast I didn't give it much thought and headed for work. As I opened the front door I realized we had received quite a bit more snow during the night than I realized. That's the thing about snow - it's quiet. It snowed ALL night and I was clueless. If it had rained all night, I would have expected huge puddles and soggy yards. Not so with snow - you don't know what you got until you look out the window.
After brushing off my car and letting Shelby have her Snow Play Time (she LOVES it) I headed to work. At my office we have a great big window.....so I can watch it snow all day, which it proceeded to do. Below are some pictures. The top two are of Broadway Ave (main street). The bottom one is out the back door of my office (my car is in the back, my dad's BIG truck is in the front). Let's just say when I walked to my car tonight, the snow was about a foot deep.
But, in spite of it all, it's beautiful and, like being in a new relationship, I'm still infatuated with it. At least for now. It's snowing as I write this and doesn't look like it's planning to stop anytime soon. I'm enjoying the fire in my wood burning stove and sipping coffee. April is supposed to bring quite a bit of snow, it's yet to be seen if my flame of love for snow melts away or remains until next year.
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