Up to the first of January, this winter was running a little below average snowfall. Of course long term averages are made from higher and lower years. As you can see in the above photo, heading into the new year the snow around the house was not very deep.
Then at the begining of January, it started dumping. It snowed almost every day for the first half of the month, and actually broke records for January snowfall totals. Which has brought us up to about average for the whole winter so far. Anyway, I thought you might all enjoy photos of
it deepening around here over the past 5ish weeks.
As fast as it piled up in those first few days of the year, the appearance changed rapidly.
It was very very cold dry snow too. The kind that you can sweep off of things instead of shoveling. Or sometimes blow off a car just with a puff of breath.
So when it stopped snowing for a few days and the sun came out, the snowpack settled and compacted quite a bit as it was so light and fluffy. And the clear skies gave me a chance to capture a peak at the stars over Fy Nyth!
Going through my photos, it looks like I snapped one every time the sun came out for a second. Because most of the time the sky looked like the above photo, not the pretty blue below. :)
And then it went back to snowing.
Looking like a pretty average winter still. Though last year the majority of the snow came down in February and March, so there's still plenty of time for that to change...
I do love the days when it feels like our tiny house is in a snow globe that someone just shook up!
It'll be interesting to see what the rest of winter brings!
It's so unbelievably gorgeous, and you do such a great job capturing it in words and images. I live on the west coast of Canada where it really only snows in the mountains, so I can't even begin to imagine what yoyr winters are like.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the glimpse into your snow globe!
Claudia
So glad you enjoy the glimpses!
DeleteLovely stars pic - is that Orion over the house and Sirius the Dog Star just over the trees? I always tell Muffin that Sirius is her star, but I'm sure that she would be prepared to share it with Burley :-)
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Thanks! I know Orion is behind the camera in that photo, as it's about the only constellation I can pick out other than the big dipper. Otherwise I'm not very good at identifying them. :)
DeleteIt is always interesting to see how the snow pack changes over time. Good thing you don't have much wind to drive or harden the snow.
ReplyDeleteA big advantage of living tucked into the mountains and trees is the general lack of wind! :)
DeleteI love how inviting your little home looks with the lights on in the dark snowy night! :)
ReplyDeleteAlways good to see Burley.
Me too! ;-)
DeleteI sure miss your videos
ReplyDeleteFantastic
ReplyDeleteThank you Ariel for giving us the chance to see what real snow looks like. :-) The night pictures are stunning. Burley looks like he is enjoying the heck out of the snow. I know that you are in your glory with all of the snow. Hard work but beautiful. Josh
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words! I do love the snow.
DeleteI love the pictures, as always. Here in Quebec (East Coast Canada) it was the same despite a continent of distance. We had a cold but wet winter in the beginning: freezing rain and annoyances. As of today we only have 3 decent storms which amounted to massive snowfall for the whole season. A very imbalanced winter with a lot less moments for enjoying the snow and the fun with sky or skating. Some lakes did not completely freeze because a day it would be -15C but the next it would be 2C.
ReplyDeleteToo bad it didn't arrive in a little more balanced fashion. Hopefully you can enjoy the rest of the winter!
DeleteMiss your videos! But it is wonderful to see your Burley, and all the beautiful snow! I can't imagine that kinda snow daily but I am so glad you are in your element. Take care and enjoy your corner of the world!
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