This is what I love about winter:
View from the front door in the (fairly) early morning light, about 7 AM.
It looks like it was only about 10 inches, or that is what I have this morning at our snow-measuring station. It is possible it might have settled overnight, but it is fairly light snow. The official measurements are 6.5" in the town south of me, and 8.2 north of me. Both of those measurements are taken about 5 or 6 miles inland from the Hudson River. Our location , on the river with the cliffs behind us, seems to always have more or less snow than the official measurements indicate, this time slightly more, although there have been days when I had but a dusting and I went over the hill and onto the highway and saw 3 inches or more.
After 30 years I still love the snow. Although it was even nicer before the house you see in the picture was built (about 10 years ago). Before, there was one property owner between me and a large National Historic Site and I could cross country ski from my front door all the way across. No more. That neighbor had to sell off part of his property because the taxes were killing him — he had over 20 acres and the area was zoned for 1/2 acre lots. He had to pay 40+ assessments for fire and water taxes. The laws have changed now, but too late for that neighbor. Now I have to get in the car and drive 1/2 mile in order to ski.
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6 responses to “First Snow”
These pictures of snow are beautiful. There have been quite a few over the last few weeks on various blogs and they are all lovely.
These pictures of snow are beautiful. There have been quite a few over the last few weeks on various blogs and they are all lovely.
I have always loved the snow too, the quiet and peace it brings. Everything seems to stop for a while, or at least slow down. I can still remember the first snowfall after we moved into our house – late at night on a Saturday, with a fire alight in the fireplace… we kept the drapes open on the doors nearby so we could watch it fall. Just beautiful. We got just a few inches down here (Maryland) recently, just enough to look beautiful for a short time… then the ploughs and salt trucks came through. Sigh. Love your photos, what a great view, even with the neighbor’s house …
I have always loved the snow too, the quiet and peace it brings. Everything seems to stop for a while, or at least slow down. I can still remember the first snowfall after we moved into our house – late at night on a Saturday, with a fire alight in the fireplace… we kept the drapes open on the doors nearby so we could watch it fall. Just beautiful. We got just a few inches down here (Maryland) recently, just enough to look beautiful for a short time… then the ploughs and salt trucks came through. Sigh. Love your photos, what a great view, even with the neighbor’s house …
Thank you for the lovely snow pics. I so miss being able to walk out my door and ski away. Re the fibers, (I just read a whole bunch of your posts above) – the alpaca has much better drape – but no recovery, no inherent stretch. It’s warm as all get-out too. Def a different fiber than a sheep-wool with yarn memory. it’s hard to sub an alpaca yarn in a pattern calling for typical sheep wool, because of the lack of inherent stretch and memory, although typically you can more easily sub in a wool yarn in a pattern calling for alpaca.
Thank you for the lovely snow pics. I so miss being able to walk out my door and ski away. Re the fibers, (I just read a whole bunch of your posts above) – the alpaca has much better drape – but no recovery, no inherent stretch. It’s warm as all get-out too. Def a different fiber than a sheep-wool with yarn memory. it’s hard to sub an alpaca yarn in a pattern calling for typical sheep wool, because of the lack of inherent stretch and memory, although typically you can more easily sub in a wool yarn in a pattern calling for alpaca.