We've finally got snow! Woohoo! Emily (my son's girlfriend) and I rounded up the dogs, bright and early, and took them sledding. It really is a shame I can't take pictures while they're running. Believe me, we (myself, Nick, and Emily) have all tried, and we've all lost either our camera or phone--any bump will knock you off balance. I really need to invest in a GoPro! After that, we took them next door so they could cool down with our neighbors' dogs in their backyard. They've basically been napping ever since. A tired husky is a happy husky! 
Pretty! We were supposed to get hit with a snowstorm last night (up to 8 inches), but it never made it's way over here (probably went out to sea). We only got about a half inch of new snow (enough to the cover the air).
Aww, that's too bad.
Do you live near the coastline or more in-state? It probably dissipated once it hit the Cape Cod area, then continued east. It was snowing when I took those pictures. We ended up with about 8-10 inches, though we were supposed to get around only 4-6. The dogs have been going crazy; they ran paths in the yard, mostly in one big circle. lol
I've been living in the NEK part of VT (close to Canada) the past 6-1/2 years. Normally we get a lot of snow, but this year we're not getting as much.....though it's still awfully cold.
I love when dogs do that - both my labs love(d) snow - racing & running around & rolling in the snow.
Beautiful.. I miss the snow.. in Florida we have '4' so called seasons green...brown...wet & dry oops! I forgot a5th one ...tourist season...that's when a lot of snowbirds 'fly south' for the winter...lol
It looks beautiful.. I've never seen snow. It's on my bucket list. It's summer here in Australia so I woke up to a hot humid day.
My sentiments exactly, Wenjoy! Wouldn't it be lovely if we could have some of their cold, and they could have some of our heat - especially the past few weeks! I don't know about you, but I'm sick of "dripping" all day and not being able to sleep at night.
So we are three @Wendy and @Robyn... With a difference - I don´t really want to see the snow someday, because I don´t feel comfortable in cold weather.
But it´s so pretty in the pictures!
(BTW: Does it bother you too that most of the digiscrap kits assume that winter is white and snowy?)
@Lizanne Ohh, I thought you were still in Maine. Vermont is just as picturesque.
Well, we're about to get hit again overnight and into tomorrow: Between 18-24 inches worth of snow! I'm so excited. I didn't notice, last night on weather.com, what your area is expecting, though. Hopefully, you'll get some of it this time.
@Danielle I'm laughing at "tourist season." Florida is great to visit, especially Disney World, but I couldn't live there. I enjoy having all four seasons in southern New England. I take it by "miss the snow" you used live up north?
@Wenjoy Snow and ice are beautiful. I love when ice forms on trees, causing them to appear crystalline. I can't imagine never seeing snow. I have lived in the same area all my life. In Connecticut, we get the full force of all four seasons: snow and ice in winter; warm temps and lots of blooms (and insects!) in spring; heat and humidity in summer; and cool temps with gorgeous foliage color-changing in autumn (New England is well-known for its autumn foliage).
@Robyn No, no, no ... you can keep your sweltering temperatures! I don't want them.
Lorien, what is wintertime like where you live?
The snow is so lovely. I do miss it sometimes. My Dad was military and we lived in Germany several times, and were in Maryland for three years. We now live in central texas and very rarely get snow, and when we do it's just enough to barely cover the ground. Enjoy it while you can.
Mary, since I'm not planning to move, I'll be enjoying snow for the rest of my life.
I love Texas, by the way; I've been there several times (Dallas and Ft. Hood areas). One of my fantasy novels (not that I'll ever be able to get it published lol) takes place mainly in Salado, Texas.
Salado is lovely with all the antique shops. I really enjoy going right before Christmas when they have it all lit up. If you're ever there on the weekend the Stagecoach in has a wonderful breakfast buffet.
I've been to the Stagecoach! Yummy! But I think my favorite thing about Texas is the people; they're all so much nicer than where I live. Everyone's in a rush, rush, rush up here, people seldom hold doors open for strangers anymore, etc.
So pretty! We are supposed to get a storm tomorrow. I hope it's a snow day!
I live in Texas and I don't think I've ever heard of Salado! Sounds like a place to visit. I had to google it because going from one end of Texas to another can take over a day! Not far from us at all, have to remember that.
I was born in Niagara Falls, but have only experienced snow on visits there. We live in SE Texas and boy do we get excited when we get snow flurries or enough snow to stick.
-Lisa
I like the people too, especially the small town folk. When you get to the larger cities... sometimes the manners dissapear. We are in a small town, moved here to raise our son in a small community, and we all love it.
@Kerry Where do you live? You must be somewhere close to me and Lizanne.
@Lisa Marie Salado's very small in population (only around 5,000, if that). I have a long-time friend who lives in Red Rock. When I was exploring ideas for my novel, having it based in Texas really stuck with me, so I asked (more like screamed into the phone lol) him, "I need a small town near Killeen!" Salado was the first town out of his mouth. I went down to Texas about two months later to poke around a few towns he suggested. Salado totally fit the vision in my head.
@Rachel Yes, exactly! Even the waitresses/waiters are so much more pleasant. Best thing anyone could possibly do is raise their kids in a small community. Smart move!
We're in Nova Scotia. The snow is starting right now
I hope it picks up soon, so that hubby doesn't have to drive in to work just to come home.
@Vidia: São Paulo in winter is gray:
photo from G1, from a cold winter day. Our coldest temperature is around 8 degrees Centigrade, it´s rare to go below that. The weather usually floats between 18 and 10 degrees centigrade. We don´t have heating systems in houses, as you do. And we have a meteorological phenomena that doesn´t allow the pollution to disperse, so it keeps very low on the horizon - sometimes we don´t see the skyscrappers´tops, due to the pollution coat:
picture here.
Winter weather starts in May or June. In particullarly wet years, it rains a lot in July, but we´ve had dry winters for the last 4 or 5 years (our water reserves are almost dry and it´s causing a serious crisis here). In August we start having hints of spring, when the birds start to sing at 4am and people start to complain about that on Facebook. Sometimes in late august the weather gets better, but it usually happen on September or October. I remember a partucular year when we had a cold November and only one year in my entire life whrere we wore sweaters and pants in Christmas. But there was also a couple of them where winter never really came at full charge.
Photo from Folha de São Paulo, from a particullarly hot day in the end of the winter/beginning of the spring.
Edit to add: I´m not a particular fan of the winter, but lots of people here prefer it over summer. This summer, as the last one, is being particularly hor - we are facing around 36 degrees centigrade, we used to have a maximum of 32 degrees... We don´t have ar coinditioning at home either...
Our fall is totally different from digiscrap-kits perfect fall too. But I guess I already talked about that in other topic, didn´t I?
Lorien, we've been to Peru a couple of times on mission trips. We've always gone in July (their winter) when it was cool, damp, and very gray just like that first picture. It was a nice break from our hot summers!
Vidia, I love small towns! A few years ago, we decided to go to Fredericksburg (you'd love that town, too) and took all the back roads to get there instead of the interstate. We went through so many little towns that I never knew existed! We went went through one that was looked like it was stuck in time (the 50's). It was an amazing little trip.
-Lisa
@Lisa: It should be even more gray there, because they have high altitudes... Or maybe no... Marisa can probably tell...
I took some more pictures this morning, but I haven't downloaded them to my computer yet. It looks like the north pole! lol We ended up with 26 inches.
@Kerry Not too far, only a 12-hour drive. lol Did storm Juno make it up there or did you get a different storm?
@Lorien Wow! Yes, that sure is a different kind of winter. Oh my gosh, I thought that was fog, not smog.
@Lisa Small towns are awesome, very quaint and peaceful. Driving is the best way to get anywhere on vacation. When I was younger, we used to jump in the car and just drive until we found somewhere to stop. I'd rather see the "little things" America has to offer than the usual tourist traps (except Disney!).
We only got about 6" of snow from the storm that came up the coast. My mom told me they got around 2 feet of snow or so in the Boston area - it was hard to tell from all the drifts, she said. She was trapped inside - couldn't open her doors because of the snow drifts. Luckily one of her younger neighbors came & dug her out. (She's too far south of me or we would've helped her)
@Viada, Brrrr, that looks cold. While I would love to visit the snowy states, I do not envy anyone living in it.
It was lovely a 60 something here. I woke up to my 4yr asking if I would come play with her.
@Lizanne 6 inches of snow is better than 0.
Maybe you could borrow one of Killington's snow machines? lol The snow drifts were pretty bad here, too. Plus with all the snow-blowing my son did, it's really piled up. I couldn't open my back door, either, first thing in the morning; I had to go upstairs to the other apartment to wake up my son, so he could push it open for the dogs. I could've taken them out the front, but they have a tendency to jump down the front porch steps, and I didn't want to end up face-planting.
There was a driving ban on all roads (not just highways) that day. We couldn't get the dogs to stay inside. We took turns taking them out running all over town--at least on my side of it, since it's more residential than the northern half. The snowplow guys were waving out their windows. Loki and Sabra have different running styles: Loki is hilarious because he runs like a gazelle, very graceful; Sabra is more like a large, wild cat--she runs full-on, her head down in the wind, with massive power and speed. When (not if!) I adopt another husky, Sabra will definitely take the lead with the other two behind her on the gangline (the rope that attaches to the harnesses and sled). I've been poking around petfinder again this week. There was a female I really wanted as an addition to the family, but the rescue organization didn't adopt out-of-state (they're in PA). Okay, that's enough; I'm rambling.
@Megan Yes, it's been extremely cold. It's been a steady 12F (-11C) here. I'm not a big fan of hot weather. 60 degrees is good, though. That's autumn temperatures, which I like.
Wow, pretty! But cold I'm sure. We had about 3 minutes of snow here in London today, which obviously came to nothing! As pretty as it is, it definitely causes us all problems getting about and getting to work etc.
Keep safe in this cold cold winter everyone!
Mandy, that's too bad London doesn't really get snow. I bet it would look lovely covered in it, especially the old buildings.
I'm such a slacker; I still haven't downloaded the pics onto my computer from the day Blizzard Juno hit.