Day Thirty Two 2013

TGIF  Randomness

Snow came late last night.

We got an inch, maybe less, but it was nice to finally see some accumulation here.

It was a gorgeous sunny blue sky day. The temperature never reached thirty so that sun sure felt good.

Snow face.

These little finches are always all over our feeders, no matter what the weather.

I love it when I manage to capture them in flight.

Today was a snow day for the school kids (a real snow day!). Grandpeeps Elijah and Shelby came to hang out with us, and grandson Knox and his mommy Kelly are here for a visit, too.

We enjoyed a yummy lunch at Ocha deli, our fave Thai food place.

Carrots. And…broccoli? Knox loves carrots. Today he bravely tried the dreaded broccoli and seemed to like it.

My sweet niece Sarah stopped by the house to leave a book for Shelby as she was finishing up her student driving today and then stopped by again looking for her lost cell phone. She indulged her aunt Kay and let me take her picture with the Student Driver car (her instructor is in there somewhere). She’s an excellent driver (already has her license). And she did eventually find her cell phone.

Icicle curving around the gutter

Daughter Kelly brought Krispy Kremes!!

The icicles were beautiful today. The sun was creating starbursts (sunbursts?) off the ice.

One of my fave things after a snow—can’t get enough of icicles.

Impromptu peeps gathering at Poet’s On The Square coffeehouse late this afternoon. From left: sister Jane, daughter Kelly, grandson Elijah, hubby Neil, brother in law Don, granddaughter Shelby and grandson Knox. We enjoyed some tasty drinks, hot and frozen, and lots of laughs. Niece Sarah joined us later. And, hey, niece Julia, we missed you!

I made spaghetti sauce this morning (my dad’s awesome recipe) and we enjoyed a spaghetti supper~~ winter’s night comfort food. Knox says, Happy TGIF, everyone! Hope yours was spectacular, also.

Day Twenty Two 2011

"To the artist, a glistening jagged jewel.

A must for the waiting canvas.

Sculpted, tapered, then dropped to Earth

By gods from unknown places." ~~ excerpt from 'Icicles' by Linda Cann Pearson

Day Ten 2011

"Antisthenes says that in a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible, so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer." ~~ Plutarch, Moralia

Day Three Hundred Forty Eight 2010

S*N*O*W~D*A*Y

Day Three Hundred Forty Seven 2010

Baby, It's COLD Outside!

I don't think the temperature rose above 15 degrees all day. We had a ton of snow--maybe 8 inches at my house. Flurries all day. I think it has finally stopped. Middle Tennessee doesn't normally experience this kind of cold and snowfall in December, and it's still officially Fall. It's so beautiful, but I'm ready for it to be gone already. So much to do! So little time!

Day Thirty

Winter Says Hello

These icicles grew throughout the day. Check it out.

Little brown sparrow in a sea of white.

Eddie Kitty stayed outside all day romping in the snow.

It doesn't look like much, but this snow has shut this town down.

Still growing...

We have a Cardinal couple who come out when it snows, but they never seem to show up at the same time.

Last night the temperatures rose and it started to sleet, so we got a layer of ice over the snow. Around noon today, it started snowing again and covered the ice. Makes for a slick Winter sandwich.

The icicles had grown several inches by late this afternoon. Beautiful day. Hope everyone stays safe and warm.

Day Ten

Picture Postcards From Winter

Day Nine

Bony Fingers Of Ice

These bony fingers of ice look like they've got a bit of arthritis going on. I love icicles, but I haven't noticed any around until today. They were growing out of the gutter down spouts. Cool!