Okay, I’ll admit it. I like snow. After living in L.A. for so many years, it’s a novelty. Down there, I had to drive for at least two hours to get to it. So…
A lot of it has melted in the last couple of hours. It was a couple inches deeper earlier. My Cherokee was completely covered. (I swept it off when I went for a drive. Thank the gods for 4WD!) I didn’t make the snowbear.
No great shakes for a lot of you; but I think it’s neat.
Nice pics. You know, I’ve lived in this wonderful state since 1970 and I still like snow. I guess the reason for that is that snowfall down here around the “metro” area is a rarity.
I’m only about 45 minutes to an hour away from the gate to Mt Rainier National Park, but it’s nicer to enjoy the snow in your own yard.
One of these days I’ll be able to figure how to attach pictures here and I can share mine too.
I had about 3 inches at my place in south King County. Except for half an igloo the granddaughters built today, there is very little left now.
COooooooollllllllllll…Who made the snow bear??? He’s cute!
I don’t know. I haven’t really met anyone around here. The snow bear is in front of a house that’s for sale. I found out from the realtor that it’s a 1BR/1BA house with a dining room, kitchen, and a deck that affords a very nice view of Drayton Harbour. (The boat in one of the pics that shows the view is in the adjacent lot.) $219,000. For a one-bedroom cabin. Considering I paid less than half of that for my house with three bedrooms and a large lot, that’s a helluvan expensive view! (The lot next to it, which has a deck but no house, is offered at over $160,000.)
All that has nothing to do with snow pics or snow bears; but I haven’t had coffee yet, and my UIF (Useless Information Filter) is not operating yet.
Cool house Johnny. I’m glad you’re enjoying living up here where we have actual weather!
We’ve had a bit of snow down here in Oregon too.
gasps gleefully
!!!SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWW!!! \o/
Send some snow to Cornwall, UK, pleeeeeeeaaaase!
We’ve barely even had frost!!
…SNOW!!
I’m jealous! I’m sitting here in Traverse City, MI, which is (almost) on the 45th parallel and on the shores of Lake Michigan, and there’s only a few patches of snow here 'n there. I came up here with my son to go skiing, and we got RAIN and 37 degrees last night! Waaahhh!!!
And Johnny, there’s not that much snow there. You don’t need 4WD for that little bit! 
It snowed again last night. Just a couple of inches.
No, it’s not much snow. But, 4WD makes it much easier to get out of the driveway. I took a walk the other day, and a neighbour would not have been able to get out of the driveway at all were it not for 4WD. (Of course, they had to learn how to engage it before they could pull out! 
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(Of course, they had to learn how to engage it before they could pull out!
Aint that always the way…
Johnny, your enthusiasm has me thinking of the following Xeroxlore:
A Californian’s Diary of Their First Year Living in the Snow Country
Dec 8 6 p.m. It’s starting to snow. The first of the season and the wife and I took our Chardonnay and sat by the window watching the soft flakes drift down over the area. It was beautiful!
Dec 9 We awoke to a big beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Every tree and shrub covered with a beautiful white mantle. I shoveled snow for the first time and loved it. After I did the sidewalk and driveway the snowplow came along and covered up our sidewalk with compacted snow from the street so I shoveled it again. Great exercise!
Dec 12 The sun melted all our lovely snow. Oh well, I’m sure we will get some more in time for Christmas!
Dec 14 It snowed eight inches last night and the temperature dropped below zero. Shoveled the drifting snow then the snowplow came along and threw it back up on the sidewalk again.
Dec 15 Sold the convertible and bought a 4 x 4 Blazer so I can get to work. Bought snow tires for the wife’s car.
Dec 16 Fell on my butt on the ice in the driveway.
Dec 17 Still below zero and found that snow tires don’t work too well on the icy roads. Maybe I’ll get the wife a new fender for Xmas!
Dec 20 Had another 14 inches of the white sh__ last night. More shoveling in store for me today because with this freezing weather it probably won’t melt until August. Got all dressed up to go out and shovel (boots, snow pants, sweaters, jacket, scarf, earmuffs and gloves) then decided I had to go pee first.
Dec 23 I went ice fishing today, but my worms froze. I was afraid the fish would break their teeth on my bait.
Dec 24 If I ever catch the son-of-a-b____ that drives the snowplow I’ll drag him through the snow by his b__s. I think he waits around the corner until I’ve finished shoveling so he can come by at 80 mph and throw the snow up on what used to be my lawn.
Dec 25 Holy White Christmas! They’re predicting 20 more inches on that white sh__ today! Do they know how many shovel fulls that is? To hell with Santa, he doesn’t have to shovel it. The snow plow driver came by asking for a Xmas donation. I hit him over the head with the shovel.
Dec 26 We actually got 28 inches. I’m either going snow blind or have cabin fever because the wife is starting to look good to me.
Dec 27 The toilet froze. If you go outside don’t eat the brown snow.
Dec 28 I set fire to the house so I won’t have to shovel that sh__ off the roof.
Dec 29 Arrested for arson and assaulting the snow plow driver.
Jan 5 Sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service shoveling snow for senior citizens.
No snow in Mukilteo, but icy. It’s supposed to be around 20 degrees F tonight and the TV people are wigging. Such cold! For a person from Montana, 20 ain’t that cold, but if it’s going to be below freezing, I’d at least like to get the snow too. Nice house, JOHNNY. 
Hope you’re enjoying life in Birch Bay.
I heard about the ice, Jodi. Not something I’d particularly like to drive in! It snowed last night. Nice, dry, fluffy powder. I swept the wald with a broom and the ground wasn’t even damp. I swept of the bike covers too. Unfortunately I didn’t suss out doing the walk-sweeping thing a couple of days ago. The first snow, which as I mentioned, had melted somewhat, has a couple of inches of ice under it. I think I’ll go to the hardware store and get a shovel. One of those flat-bladed garden shovels, so I can break the ice with it. I might even use it!
I’d enjoy it more if I had a nice job to go to. Still looking. But it’s quite nice up here indeed.
I must say that the snow took me by surprise though. My fiend said that it does snow here occasionally; but only a few inches, and it melts away quickly. I’d assumed that it would be gone by now. It’s quite scenic.
I’m jealous. The high for tomorrow here in Charleston (SC) is 80 degrees.
My family moved from southwestern Michigan when I was 12 years old. I’m 24 now and I still think snow is fun and pretty. I suspect that if I ever move back north, my life will resemble whistlepig’s Californian’s Diary.
