Weather Report…
we had our first snow this weekend…Friday and Saturday, it actually snowed a cumulative 1/2 inch. Woohoo. I have coined a new term as a result: snowmist. It is probably only new to me and won’t seem remarkable to anyone else, but I swear I saw the finest snow I have ever seen on Saturday morning. It just made the view out the window look fuzzy, like a frozen spritzer.
Here are some photos…
The ranch gate with snow:
Our nearest big mountain, frosted:
The mountains across the valley:
Now, watch what the light did:
And then:
If I need reminding about why I live here, that would do it.
Wow. Those pics are incredible.
Comment by: Aimee - 01.22.2007 - 4.31 pm
OMG. Gorgeous.
And my favorite new (to me) winter weather term? Wintry mix. I love how that feels on my tongue. What a nerd I am.
Comment by: Jacquie - 01.22.2007 - 4.42 pm
Beautiful.
Comment by: Sam - 01.22.2007 - 5.29 pm
Lovely. Are you sure you’ll be able to live in Cali?
Comment by: walternatives - 01.22.2007 - 6.43 pm
I love watching the light change… beautiful.
Comment by: atomic mama - 01.22.2007 - 7.16 pm
Frosted, glowing beauty! Thank you for sharing, SBird!
Comment by: wzgirl - 01.22.2007 - 7.45 pm
Incredible! Only in AZ.
I’m coming home to visit in the Spring.
Thanks so much for the beautiful pictures - if that doesn’t inspire you to write poetry, nothing will!
Comment by: holly - 01.22.2007 - 9.36 pm
WOW! If the photos look like that, I can only imagine what it looked like in person. Breathtaking.
I have never heard snowmist, and I think I’m going to use it!
Comment by: new girl - 01.23.2007 - 9.12 am
Absolutely gorgeous!
Comment by: christie - 01.23.2007 - 11.15 pm
Lovely pictures, especially the sun-touched ones — near my home, maybe? Thank you for linking to me; I look forward to visiting you often.
Comment by: GrannyJ - 01.24.2007 - 11.46 am
Hi — another comment. I went back to some of your earlier posts about ranch life in Arizona and came across your Arizona facts post. About elevation and saguaros — late husband & I found a couple of cactus at 4000+ feet in a south-facing declivity wall of Sadie’s Peak over just beyond the Yava bridge heading toward Hillside. I have to admit that is the highest we’ve ever seen them.
Comment by: GrannyJ - 01.24.2007 - 11.57 am