I Dreamed of a White Christmas

This is what we got in between the two snows. Ice! It is so beautiful if cold and dangerous. This was the last week of school before the winter break and some schools began their break early because of it.


This is a photo of the dogwood tree off of the carport.






Here is the pine in the back yard, each needle covered in a sheath of ice. So pretty.

Another dogwood.....looks like it has crystals hanging from it.

We have not had snow on Christmas since I was a child, not more than a dusting or even just flurries. But this year we had two to four inches from Solstice to Christmas. It was wonderful, especially for Sophie, she had a marvelous time with it.

If you click on this one, you can see the dusting of snow in her hair. So pretty.

This is what greeted me early on Christmas morning.

Snow again!

What is with all this snow? We woke to more this monr, though it melted away quickly, right now, out my window it looks just like I am inside a snow globe. The snow is light and fluffy and swirling around. It is very beautiful and the kids enjoy it a lot, but I have had enough. I am ready for some spring like weather, which is what we are usually having by now. This time last year, we had crocus and daffodil blooming already, not so this year. Oh Spring...will you ever come? I know it is still almost four weeks until the Equinox, but..please..some warmer weather.

Grandmother Winter

Well, Grandmother Winter is really shaking out her feather bed on us this year. We have had three pretty good snows already, very rare indeed for East Tennessee. The trees were so beautiful! Each branch seemed to be covered in a thick creamy layer of frosting. We are still getting flurries each day.

It reminded me of the children's book that Sophie and I love so much to read this time of year, Grandmother Winter.


The snow covered branches against the blue of the winter sky is just beautiful.

This is the view from our back door.

More Snow Pictures

As promised....more pictures of the snow we got. We had about three inches around our house, though it was partially drifts. We enjoyed it and it was a beautiful winter white coat for Mother Earth.

Here is the view of the neighbor's on the right.

Me in front of the snowman that the kids made. It is facing the house so we can see his smiling face and carrot nose from the warmth of inside.

Here he is, missing one leaf eye, alas.

SNOW!

We got snow!!!! More pictures soon.

Snow!

We are actually having some snow! Its amazing! We almost never have snow here in East Tennessee. And when we do it is not much to speak of. Needless to say the kids were thrilled. So was Katy. She showed the Golden Retriever in herself, as she raced through the snow covered yard and lay in it and rolled and periodically shoveled some snow into her mouth. What fun she had. Sophie and Joshua and Emily all enjoyed building a snow person. What a lovely day.