Just One Day But It Was Glorious

They told us we'd have sleet turning to snow on Wednesday. It wasn't there when I woke up Wednesday morning but I wasn't expecting it until later in the AM so I sat and waited near the French doors so I could see it the minute it started just like I used to when I was a kid. And a teenager. And a young adult. And... Ok, the secret is out- this gal loves getting snow!

I worried a bit too, though. About the birds and squirrels and other backyard wildlife just like I do about the wildlife in the northern part of our country every winter and the wildlife in the hotter than hot areas and in places experiencing wildfires. Do I worry more about wildlife than people? In a way, yes because people can prepare or get out for the most part but the animals? Let's just say if we hadn't invaded and destroyed their natural habitats, the animals wouldn't be in some of this mess so I guess I do worry more about them. Wow, tangent much? Anyway...

I fed my backyard critters and tried to give them water even though it kept freezing. Where was my Tucker during all this? Right here:

Around 9:30, the police started shutting down the bridges which meant my excitement nearly sent me into heart failure. How silly, I thought, to be so excited about winter weather but Y'all, I LOVE winter. Autumn is my favorite and winter comes in at a close second. Now that our autumn doesn't bring cooler temperatures, winter may very well take over first place. It's not like we get beautiful fall colors either so...

By 10:00 I was hearing about accidents on the roads. Are you kidding me? People can do some stupid things, friends. Some very stupid things. We're not used to ice on the roads around here which is why businesses, schools, etc, shut down and yet, idiots go on outside, get in their cars, drive around and cause accidents. None of the accidents involved people who had to go to or from work except for one as far as I know which means they involved people who were out for no good reason. Good grief. If they were endangering only themselves, fine. But they involved other people and that is. not. cool.

We had a good bit of sleet and freezing rain and I wondered if we would actually see that snow in the forecast. The local channels went bat-crap crazy as they usually do when some sort of inclement weather hits our area.

Finally, around 1:00, it happened! SNOW! Glorious snow! And it kept coming and coming and STICKING! Snow everywhere I looked! It was beautiful!

I went out on the deck and just stood there listening with my eyes closed. When you don't get snow often (or all the time) you tend to forget the soft poofy sound snow makes. I love that sound. It's so peaceful and I don't even think about the cold until I come back inside. Tucker kept looking out the office window and letting out a little huff of disgust as he laid his head back down. He isn't a fan.

By 2:00, it was still snowing and that dreaded thought of it coming to an end entered the back of my mind. I did not want it to end so I put myself down in front of a window to watch and listen to some Louvin Brothers because sometimes you have to channel your inner granddaddy and I must have dozed off because age and all that and I startled awake thinking it was over but it was STILL SNOWING and that was 3:33.

Still soft. Still flowing. Still beautiful.

By 4:00 it was still falling in a heavy but slower, more peaceful way and by 5:30 the snow stopped falling,

Yes, it was just for one day but I loved it and I enjoyed it and I'm still enjoying it because yesterday it never got warm enough to melt much of the white loveliness and today, the same thing will happen. We'll be enjoying this for at least another day.

Tucker finally went outside Wednesday evening but he was not a happy camper.

Once he came back inside, there was snow from his belly down and that was fun to clean up. Yesterday, he went out and leaped through the snow like a deer. It was so funny except when he came inside and had to be cleaned up. We got a total of 5 inches and Tucker is not much taller than that.

I had to go out and clear a space for the birds to eat. The deck wasn't too bad at first but...

it ended up being covered so out I went with a cookie sheet to scrape off areas for the birds to enjoy their breakfast.

One thing you learn quite quickly when it snows and the temperatures stay in the teens and 20s for days on end is you do not have the proper clothing for this. All these fat layers were just no help at all. :)

It has been a wonderful snowmageddon here in the low-country of SC. I can't wait for the next one. In 10-20 years. Sigh.

Did Y'all get any snow this week?