Our Family Blog » Weather http://ourfamilyblog.wagooh.net Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:21:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Winter Storm Footage http://ourfamilyblog.wagooh.net/2009/01/03/winter-storm-footage/ http://ourfamilyblog.wagooh.net/2009/01/03/winter-storm-footage/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:00:30 +0000 Tina http://ourfamilyblog.wagooh.net/?p=594 So I thought I would go ahead and post my footage of the recent winter snow event that left us with a ton of snow. I know my brothers wanted to see it. What’s amazing is that even the video doesn’t really show the depth that we had. It was quite amazing and the most snow I have ever had anywhere I’ve lived. This has been some winter already! Now we are in the midst of slides (since most the snow melted and we have had a ton of rain/snow the last few days). We have had snow on the ground consistently for at least the last 3 weeks. I do think it’s beautiful when it’s fresh and untouched, but snow that has been plowed and walked in over a few days becomes brown and ugly and no longer does the beauty of a freshly frosted world exist. I really am ready for a beautiful summer day and the lovely smell of warmth in the air. I guess I will have to wait another 6 months for that!

]]> http://ourfamilyblog.wagooh.net/2009/01/03/winter-storm-footage/feed/ 0 Arctic Blast http://ourfamilyblog.wagooh.net/2008/12/21/arctic-blast/ http://ourfamilyblog.wagooh.net/2008/12/21/arctic-blast/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:21:40 +0000 Tina http://ourfamilyblog.wagooh.net/?p=493 ARCTIC BLAST – Well…that is what the news stations have named this set of storms.  I think it’s so funny how they have to name each event.

Today is the first day of winter and I can seriously say that winter has officially hit us hard. We have been getting snow for a week now and we were absolutely pounded yesterday. We have so much snow that I don’t even know how much there really is. We have some snow drifts in our yard as high as 4 feet (from all the blowing snow) and other spots appear to be around 18 inches to 2 feet. I underestimated the depth last night when I decided to take a photo of our front yard. I am seriously impressed by the snow amounts. Unfortunately we were blessed last night with freezing rain on top of it all. I was seriously praying that we wouldn’t end up like my friend Earl Yorke and get left without power for days.  We have been fortunate so far and now we are looking at a few more rounds of snow over the next 4 days.

Yesterday we all decided that we were going to build and igloo.  It was to be so grandiose.  So after getting a “How to Make an Igloo” education on YouTube we ventured out into the yard only to be devastated by the powder that would not pack.  What a bummer.  It’s not really fun playing in powder snow unless you are skiing.  Oh well…maybe next time.  It should be a White Christmas this year and for that I am thankful.

All in all it has been a very exciting week.  We have been inside a ton this week and everyone is getting a little stir crazy so I hope the ice becomes manageable quickly.  Happy Winter Solstice and Happy Holidays!

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