"The First Snow of The Season"

**Dross** · 12-07-2009, 04:30 AM

I’m sitting at my desk tonight and the snow is falling. It's times like these I'm happy that I work nights. In the stillness you get to see the magic work that takes place in the middle of the night while the rest of the world is sleeping. Its texture is feather soft and its white unblemished surface makes me yearn to trek though it. To trudge out and see what can be seen. There has been a secret part of me that has dreaded the snow all year. Feared its approach; it's icy hand come to take the life of yet another summer. Then I look upon it. Pristine, serine. And like all death I know that it is not the end, merely another begging. I long to wade though its bitterness, test myself against it's unyielding flow and lose my breath in it's beauty. The snow has come but the cold is not bitter. This wind and this weather brings me vigor and hope. Snow comes and goes, and what is left in it's passing is what survives. Stand firm then friends. Let not the icy wind sway you to turn to more temperate places or a warmer fire. Stand. Weather in the wood, on the shore, or the open plain. Stand, breath, endure.
~Dross~

**nell67** · 12-07-2009, 07:47 AM

We got about a half inch,with some ice underneath,school is on a 2 hour delay all around us.

**Rick** · 12-07-2009, 10:00 AM

Ditto in the center of the state, too. The dog was none too pleased this morning.

**Geronimo!** · 12-07-2009, 10:14 AM

Western Illinois is looking at 1/2 an inch. The roads are clean so no major delays.

**hunter63** · 12-07-2009, 11:03 AM

SE WI, just a dusting, the other day, and again last nite.
All snow equipment, serviced, fueled, ready.
P.S. The dogs, Labs, love snow, so they are waiting for the bigger storm, supposed to be later this week. Doggy "snow angels" everywhere.

**Geronimo!** · 12-07-2009, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Ken

So is 2dumb.

**Old GI** · 12-07-2009, 11:47 AM

Fine powder for the last 24 hours, about a inch with ice. Won't get out of the teens today (or so the weather guessers say). Lots of rabbit tracks at the ranch this morning.

**Winnie** · 12-07-2009, 04:15 PM

I feel a deja vu moment..... now I'm depressed again.

**rwc1969** · 12-07-2009, 08:01 PM

Just a dusting here over the past few days. The woods are just a lil bit easier to see thru.

**Geronimo!** · 12-08-2009, 06:36 AM

Workin the graveyard shift tonight at my second job.Second night of snow and we've got another 1'' - 1.5'' in Western Illinois.

How's the powder elsewhere?

**Old GI** · 12-08-2009, 10:23 AM

Colorado is having a quite nice winter storm (from the SW this time). Sucks to be at work already.

**Dross** · 12-09-2009, 12:26 PM

Yay!!! for white outs. West central Indiana is all windy and cold. and guess who gets to drive around in it all day.That's right THIS GUY RIGHT HERE!!! I LOVE WINTER! Maybe I'll break down and have to build an iglue.

**Rick** · 12-09-2009, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Dross

I LOVE WINTER!

Yeah, me too. I had to turn the thermostat up though.

**nell67** · 12-09-2009, 12:33 PM

Temp went up o 52 over night,has dropped to 37 now,strong wind and some flurries

**Sourdough** · 12-09-2009, 12:51 PM

It has warmed up to 4*F above, clear and sunny, about 31" of snow on the ground, a lovely day in Paradise. The power grid is back up, after a week on vacation. Ain't global warming wonderful.........????

**crashdive123** · 12-09-2009, 01:05 PM

*sigh* No snow yet, but it sure is fun to watch how most people here drive when there is. A little bit of a cold front behind the afternoon storms.

**hunter63** · 12-09-2009, 01:32 PM

The local weather guy, "The sky is falling" John Malan, (chan 4 Mil.) was promising 4-8" along the lake.
Well we would have gotten it, but most was rain, so 1" of snow, and 1" of rain on top.
Both snow blowers are fueled up ready to do, but it's hard to blow water.

Sooooo, guess what, shoveled it all up this morning before it freezes and to get ready for the rest of the "storm".