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[Janine]

Excellent pictures Janine. We never really get snow here so I'm a little jealous!

Thanks Michael T! Considering I didn't leave the house much to take these...only got as far as the front step...I guess they didn't turn out half bad. At least you all can see how much snow we did get. As a kid, we loved playing in the snow. So sad, Michael, that you have never experienced it. Like Hurricane in Maryland, I loved building igloos and snow caves...what great memories I have of that era of my life. Now I hide out in the house - too frigid to go out, but it's nice and cozy inside when it snows.

[Virgil]

Now that is a lot of snow Janine. I don't envy you. Hey, that second to last picture. Did you climb out on the roof to take that?

[Janine]

Now that is a lot of snow Janine. I don't envy you. Hey, that second to last picture. Did you climb out on the roof to take that?

See, it is a lot of snow (surprised you can see tonight; wasn't it a little blurry )..NO, I didn't climb out on the roof...not in a snowstorm silly. I held the camera out the bathroom window. I guess the zoom lens kicked in. I just noticed that; I hadn't cropped the photo at all. When I was younger and thinner, I did used to climb out on the roof, come to think of it...but in my sitting/den room, which has a sort of window-well. I climbed out to clean the outside of the window. hahah...how did you know?

Edit: alternate answer - yes, I climbed out on the roof, took the photo and then ski jumped off the back roof slope....are you impressed yet?

[Virgil]

See, it is a lot of snow (surprised you can see tonight; wasn't it a little blurry )..NO, I didn't climb out on the roof...not in a snowstorm silly. I held the camera out the bathroom window. I guess the zoom lens kicked in. I just noticed that; I hadn't cropped the photo at all. When I was younger and thinner, I did used to climb out on the roof, come to think of it...but in my sitting/den room, which has a sort of window-well. I climbed out to clean the outside of the window. hahah...how did you know?

Edit: alternate answer - yes, I climbed out on the roof, took the photo and then ski jumped off the back roof slope....are you impressed yet?

Sign her up for the Olympics.

[stephofthenight]

I think I am seeing triple today....is there three horses above this post? I love that photo, Steph.....your horse is so wonderful. I love horses; they are such gentle animals. Wow, you got a lot of snow for Texas, didn't you? It sure looks pretty there. I can't wait to see the video. I can imagine how amusing it must be. How old is he? He looks young.

Virgil, you are terrible. Steph hates that emoticon!

Virgil, its ok. to each their own

janine, Moondance is 6 he has the bone structure of a 3 year old becuase he was malnurished and beat as a foal all the way up until last year when we got him. That is also why he is as small as he is. We really did. if we got that much snow I would cry. people in East Texas; freak out over what we got. our 6 inches shattered records. Everywhere was out of water, battaries, gas everything. that much and like wow, texas would panic

[Janine]

Sign her up for the Olympics.

Can I have a parachutte? I could break my neck skiing off my roof...once for me was enough!

[Janine]

Virgil, its ok. to each their own

janine, Moondance is 6 he has the bone structure of a 3 year old becuase he was malnurished and beat as a foal all the way up until last year when we got him. That is also why he is as small as he is. We really did. if we got that much snow I would cry. people in East Texas; freak out over what we got. our 6 inches shattered records. Everywhere was out of water, battaries, gas everything. that much and like wow, texas would panic

How funny, 6 inches was freaking out Texans, Steph? That's a dusting here! I didn't panic at all this time. I figured I was off the hook for a few errands I really didn't want to do anyway and staying in was kind of cozy and nice...it was a good rest period. I did feel sorry for those who had to shovel...that is no fun. But, I am now getting cabin fever this week. Eekkk..they are predicting another storm next week...'enough it enough' by now!

Moondance is so cute and I love the name. I am sorry to hear he was once abused, and for that many years...that is horrid and very sad. I always cry when I watch Black Beauty when Ginger dies of abuse. Glad he found a good home with you at last...he's totally sweet looking.

[Virgil]

Moondance is beautiful Steph. Please accept my apology again. I have this streak in me that has to make a joke of everything. I go over the line sometimes. God will eventually get me.

[Janine]

Moondance is beautiful Steph. Please accept my apology again. I have this streak in me that has to make a joke of everything. I go over the line sometimes. God will eventually get me.

Yep, he will....he's always catching up to everyone!

[Snowqueen]

These are wonderful pictures Janine

yes, I climbed out on the roof, took the photo and then ski jumped off the back roof slope....are you impressed yet?

WOW! I'm impressed.

Sign her up for the Olympics.

You are absolutely right Virgil; she seems to be a gifted athlete.

Hey thanks qimissung!

[Janine]

These are wonderful pictures Janine

Thanks, Snowqueen. I have more to come; I have to reduce them for online. I should take my camera with me today, when I venture out to the pharmacy. I might run into something good to photograph.

WOW! I'm impressed.

Haha...we are kidding about this but seriously my next door neighbor's son used to dive into a 4 foot pool off the back of their roof. I thought they were surely crazy to let him do such a dangerous thing. Unbelievably he did survive.

You are absolutely right Virgil; she seems to be a gifted athlete.

Oh yeah, very gifted...did I fail to mention on hitting the snow..I then quickly ?....sort of a tri-athelon feat...after reaching other side of the lake I snowboarded my way home. Yeah, right believe this one and I will tell you all another.

[samercury]

Wow Janine, that's a lot of snow, and so pretty (esp. the roof one)- kind of jealous since we ended up getting less than an inch and had a snowless snow day D:

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Here are a few pics from the recent storm that passed through Texas. I realize this pales in comparison to what the northeast received, but we did in fact break the local snowfall records.



Path in a Snowy Wood
The path leads to a small clearing and reading bench:



Our winding creek:







Gilliatt

[Janine]

Oh, Gilliatt, these are stunning photos. I was breathless at that first one....the trees are so coated with snow....a real wintery wonderland. The creek ones are beautiful, too. You must have a great camera...the resolution is wonderful. One night here, during the second storm, the trees looked like this somewhat. It was snowing too hard to go out and take the photos. Last snowstorm came from a different direction and so our fir tree was coated only on one side. Unfortunately, I didn't get a photo of that either.

[Janine]

Wow Janine, that's a lot of snow, and so pretty (esp. the roof one)- kind of jealous since we ended up getting less than an inch and had a snowless snow day D:

How funny, you had a 'snowless' snow day...well, not really funny for you. Here they have often predicted here that we will have a big exciting blizzard and nothing happens. This year they seem to be spot on. I like the roof ones too. My rooms are right opposite that roof and so when it snows I see it at a glance and it's very pretty to watch. My whole window well was filled up with a big drift both times. I will post some more photos. I am a lazy photographer though; I tend to stay in when it's so frigid out and so I had to open windows and put my arm out with the camera to come up with these. Maybe next snowstorm I will actually venture out in my backyard to take some better shots.