Surprise!
>> Sunday, February 3, 2013 –
snow
There was a chance of snow last night, with accumulations of up to 1" (2.5cm) expected -- in St. Louis that really means "it's not going to snow". They were a little off in their estimate.
We awoke today to about 3" (7.5cm) of the white stuff, a sunny and bright morning. I couldn't resist taking lots of photos, as snow this winter has been rare.
Yesterday I was working with some of the bamboos, rhizome pruning. The ground was not frozen and contained just the right amount of moisture to make it easy to dig in -- no digging for me today though. Not that I couldn't dig if I wanted too, but muddy snow is one of my least-favorite winter sights.
If you're snowless where you live (or are in the middle of summer), enjoy!
I suspect the snow will quickly melt, as today's high is expected to be 40ºF (4ºC), and it will reach 50ºF (10ºC) or more the next couple of days.
It's a nice taste of winter as spring approaches, and the precipitation is welcome. (January precip is a little above normal, but that follows several below-average months.)
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This is the best kind of snow... Light and fluffy, no back breaking shoveling. And we do need the precipitation so it's good all the way around!
!0 degrees c, that's cold. your photos are lovely. We hit 15 degrees c this past weekend, which is like winter for us here.
That looks cold! But pretty... And makes me want to go work in the garden for some reason...
Great photos. We've got about 3 inches on the ground as well.