Last week I had a message from my weather app that they call a ‘winter cast’. The message was that we would get 3-6 inches of snow starting Monday night and going until Wednesday morning.
A couple days later the amount changed to 6-10″. Hmmm. OK, get a supply of groceries and plan to stay home for the duration. Saturday night the amounts changed again, this time to 10-15″!! WHAT?? AND, 40 mph winds!
Well! I will be snowed in for sure if that happens, as I live in the country and it is FLAT. The roads drift closed pretty easily with that much snow. Of course, they could miss it, and it’ll never happen. Oh, to be a meteorologist. Cushy job…you can be wrong more often than not and still keep your job!
I stopped typing for a moment to take this shot of my back yard viewed from the bathroom window. As you can see, it is a very snowy day. However, the wind is only 23 mph, according to my weather app, and it is 32 degrees. Not a bad winter day if you don’t have to be on the road. This is a VERY wet, heavy snow. I scooped a couple yards off my sidewalk to have a place to scatter birdseed. Those feathered friends work pretty hard to find food when it is like this. For that matter, as does all of the wildlife. Winter can be devastating to some populations of wildlife, so it has its downside. But, I digress.
Below, from the front step looking across the road. What road? Well, it is between the flagpole and the utility pole behind it. There is also a house beyond the utility pole, which is less than a tenth of a mile away. The house, not the pole. (528 feet or 125 yards for those of you who know that a football field is 100 yards, just to put it in perspective) Visibility is obviously poor, and there has not been one single vehicle drive by my house today.
As you can see, it isn’t too windy…yet anyway. I just checked the weather app and they are still saying 10-15″ and blowing and drifting through tonight.
One of my friends said yesterday she hopes to get snowed in so she and her next door neighbor can get together and play cribbage. She lives in town, so navigating a few feet is no problem.
So, for those of you NOT in the northern hemisphere who have no idea of which I speak (write), do not feel sorry for us. We enjoy the occasional day of no work, no school, just hangin’ out. Unless, of course, you are the ones who run the snow plows, fix the broken power lines, or are medical or fire personnel. Those people are saints in my book, because they keep the world spinning while the rest of us sit and…..read, play cribbage, make cards, sew, cook, watch the birds, etc.
SO! A HUGE thank you to them!
Here is a card made this morning for my adult granddaughter’s birthday next week. I hope the mail can get through to deliver it to her. I was inspired by a card made by team mate Akiko Sudano, whose blog you can see here.
Next on my agenda today is making a pot of corn chowder, and finishing the piecing of a quilt top. Here is a section of it. The sections are done, now I just have to put them all together.
So, you see, a snowy day can be a great day. It is just one that allows us some time to perhaps reflect, spend time with God, and/or your family, or accomplish some tasks you have put off because you are ‘too busy’. A snow day lets us be un-busy for a few hours, and this is a good thing in my book. I pity those of you who do not live where you can have a snow day once in awhile.
Until next time, my friends…..stay warm, stay safe.
Wild Wing Creations 
Hey, my friend! Enjoyed your post. And – I, too, like a snowy snowed-in day. For all y’all! I might like it one day in the future when no dogs need to go out and come in. No ponies need to eat – twice! But – I WOULD love to spend a snowy day with you – eating corn chowder and reading a good book! And – pretty card and quilt, too! 🙂
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Thanks so much Mary! It would be great to share a bowl of chowder wouldn’t it?? Yes, I don’t miss the chores in the snow, but do remember them! And breaking a hole in the ice so they can drink. Dangerous work sometimes, and sometimes just drudgery.
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I love to read your blogs. You are a great writer, a beautiful quilt maker and fellow card maker. Thank you for sharing your life with your followers. It’s so nice to have you back. I do have a question for you as a birder…where do they go in this kind of weather? I have had heavy rain, wind, blue sky, sun and it changes from hour to hour. My house in Florida is under a tornado watch until 9 PM tonight. Praying that there will be nothing happening. My closing is 1/18 and I have a lot of friends in harms way. They still haven’t recovered totally from Ian. Stay warm and safe, my sfam!
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Hey there SFAM! Some of the birds go south, others, just hunker down in whatever shelter they can find, frequently in a stand of conifers, or in a hole in a tree or something. Sorry to hear about Florida’s weather troubles, and pray for all to be safe. The weekend found me and 2 birdy friends doing the state Bald Eagle survery. We have a prescribed (by DNR) route following the Skunk River in our corner of the state. It is about a 72 mile route. This year we had 67 eagles. It can range from 35-over 100, depending on the year. Take care, and thanks for following.
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I am happy you are blogging again! My husband and I are bird watchers and I am a SU hobby demonstrator. I have enjoyed your posts from the past, especially when you would share about the birds you were seeing! We are in the southeastern corner of North Carolina and don’t get snow except for a dusting every couple of years! Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures of your yard! Beautiful card and quilt! Happy 2024!
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THanks so much Joyce! Next time I go to SC to see my niece I will get in touch with you. Maybe you can show me some good birding spots in NC. I know there are some! Check my reply to Florida Person.
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Wow, that’s a lot of snow! Glad that we only got a few inches here! Stay warm!! Pretty card too, thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Thank you Amy! I went out after the post went live to clear a path to the bird feeders and scoop away some of the snow so they could eat. Based on the sides of the path, I think we had 10″ so far. The wind has now picked up, and we won’t be able to tell how much once it is all rearranged. Another inch has fallen in my scooped path. Staying in now until tomorrow. They are also saying we could get another 6-10″ Friday. Maybe they will miss that one!
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Oh boy, Julie! We’re visiting Chicago from Texas and it’s snowing heavily. Hope we don’t get as much snow as you do. Enjoy the time to create.
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Thank you, Nel. So far, it looks like 10″ and the wind has picked up. Staying cozy and thankful for a warm house.
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Beautiful quilt square! Mary Pat
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Thank you Mary Pat. It is the center of a king size quilt for my daughter.
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Wow. Lovely work both quilt and card. I am also a quilter, but lately I have not had time to sew as much as I’d liked to do.
A snow storm might help 😅 but as Amy said we didn’t get much in New Jersey.
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Thank you Ann. Seems like several creative endeavors overlap for many of us. The main issue for me, and you as well, it seems, is TIME. Yes, a snow day helps. Gives me a reason to say, “I’m not going anywhere.”
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