Saturday, November 14, 2009

This Is Just Wrong….


Yesterday was Friday the 13th all right—look what happened in Indian Valley yesterday evening & into the night! As Wallace Stevens said, just a few hours ago right here on this blog:

It was evening all afternoon.
It was snowing
And it was going to snow.

I would say this isn’t supposed to happen for another month, but winters in Indian Valley are so unpredictable—sometimes relatively mild, sometimes long & harsh, & more often than not somewhere in between. There’s a 20% chance of more of the same today, but by mid week temperatures are predicted to be back in the 40s (a bit more seasonable than the 20s & 30s we’ve been getting), & this could all vanish!


In other news: we have some new ventures of the bloggish vairety beginning in the next few weeks, & we’re really excited about them—hope you will be too. Stay tuned, because the first such “roll-out” is coming tomorrow morning, with an announcement right here on Robert Frost’s Banjo!

In the meantime, enjoy these winter wonderland views from the front porch.



8 comments:

  1. Wow! It could not be more different here. It's 16 degrees Celsius which is really warm and pleasant. We have lots of sunshine and there's nary a breeze.
    It sure looks pretty where you are though.

    Looking forward to the new features. We're off to the airport tomorrow morning to see my mom off to Florida for 2 weeks, but I'll check in when I can.

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  2. Weird stuff happens. In 1683 the River Thames froze over here and people held parties and lit braziers on it.

    We get early snows here occasionally - they usualy go as quick as they come. I love the snow but driving round loads of rural schools like I do, it can be a pain.

    Looking forward to the bloggish ventures...

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  3. breathtakingly beautiful images! there's always such an elegance to snow on trees, i think! thanks for sharing!

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  4. I've got my Zhivago hat on and waiting, but not a flake in site in my neck of the woods. I love snow. But, you knew that.

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  5. Hi Kat, Dominic, Jenean & Willow

    Kat: It is pretty--it was even kinda warm midday, but it got bitter again later on, & the net result was much of the snow is still here--but no new snow!

    Dominic: There's no question that driving in snow is the worst part of winter.

    Jenean: You're welcome! Glad you liked them.

    Willow: I know you do--& I really don't! Oh well, I'm sure you'll be having some flakes flying before too very long, won't you?

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  6. P-r-e-t-t-y! (From someone who is still childishly mesmerized by both falling snowflakes and the huge city plows rescusing us when too many of them fall.)

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  7. I guess I should stop calling it the S word, eh?

    S.

    Loves the look of snow on calendars, or on mountains in the distance.

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  8. Hi Jacqueline & Sandra

    Jacqueline: Tho I'm not a big fan of winter, I must admit it looked quite delightful in the early morning sun.

    Sandra: I also have to admit that calendars are a nice way to view snow!

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