There is something peaceful about a Blizzard…
Its Sunday!! Scavenger Hunt Sunday!
Since our week was … well… Extremely EVENTFUL…
I couldn’t resist all the extra pictures! Enjoy!!
Our week started off with a few inches of snow on Monday
and your Oh so typical
snow penguin with a tasty carrot nose and feet! =)
seriously… look at MERLIN!! drooling…
Yep… he ate the feet and nose!
day 2 of our week we woke to this…
uh…in Western Washington that is 9 inches past
NO SCHOOL!!
and the beginning of a really cool snow fort!!
built around 9-10 pm!!
rolled mostly by the daddy…
don’t let those cute kids fool ya!!
day 3 … Wednesday…
this is not unheard of in Washington…
but good grief… not typical either! we had 21 inches by lunch! =)
I’m not sure who had more fun… the kids or daddy!!
hm…
maybe the kids…
snicker snicker…
ps hubby is 6 feet 1 inches tall… so the fort is/was 5 feet plus plus?!!
7 kids fit in there the next day… probably could have squeezed in a few more?
Anywho… day 4 … we woke to this…
freezing rain… ice covering EVERYTHING…
dangerous… but beautiful!!
I love my cute fence… have I mentioned that lately?
even cooler with freezing rain all over it!
Oh yeah… the **photo scavenger hunt**… finally! =)
Black and White
and this next one is a terrible shot ….
but check out the layer of ice on the 21 inches of snow!
Black and White x2
those posts half way up are 24 inches I believe…
cool ice layer, eh? =)
CRAZY week in Western Washington …
actually Olympia was the “eye of the storm” ** yay us!!**
Color
beautiful doesn’t even begin to describe…
Color again
this was the 3rd freezing rain storm I can remember…
in 41 years… =) though dangerous … amazingly peaceful…
God never fails to present us with blessings of beauty (and peace) in the mist of a storm.
in our lives… and well… in our world. =)
A Day in my Life
Every day we walk Merlin and he uses this fire hydrant… every day…
unless of course it is buried under two feet of snow and ice! =)
sorry Merlin.
I liked this angle too… shiny! =)
Four
ah… yes… POWER… of which we had none for 48 hours.
We were thankful for candles, the gas fireplace and hot water tank,
the camping stove …and well… the Harry Potter and Hermine wands =)
hours of fun! Seizing our days in this peaceful blizzard!
Sunset
frankly with all this snow… we didn’t see much of the sun this week…
especially not at the sunset hour!
the “snow and ice storms” have begun to settle down…
but there is a lot of damage in our city from the snow, ice and falling trees
many homes/neighborhoods are still without power
and I hear we are in for some windstorms…next week … YIKES!
Wind with all the weak damaged trees from the snow & ice
That sky seems to be threatening us… don’t ya think? **shudder** =)
I do love a good storm… though it is sad to see the damage after…
yet so peaceful and reassuring to see the community gather around
and help each other out… love one another… ya know?
funny how a storm can bring beauty and peace. =)
anyway…
I hope your week is a little less eventful than ours is predicted to be!
Blessings~
Jenn
if you are unfamiliar with the Scavenger Hunt… click on the link below and go check it out… Ashley is an amazing photographer!! and it is fun and inspiring to check out everyone’s interpretations of the weekly prompts!
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 2:43 am
Jenn you got a whole lotta snow there! wow my husband would love that picturesque look though it sure sounds like there has been alot of destruction along with it. 48 hours without power is a LONNNNNNNNNNG time when you need heat. I’ve just experienced one freezing rain storm in my life but it leaves behind some amazing photograph opportunities.
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 3:52 am
At least the kids had fun!
Great photos of the ice, and the candles are beautiful!
Lea
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 4:53 am
That is a lot of snow!
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 9:48 am
Whoa…pretty crazy, Jenn…but it made for some amazing photos! 🙂 Hope you warm up a t bit very soon.
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 2:22 pm
Look at all that snow – burrr!
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 3:33 pm
What a super fun snowy week you all had! I can’t believe how cool that snow fort was. I love that he got out there with them and worked on it!
I hope the windstorms are not too bad this coming week!
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 3:53 pm
looks like a fun way to spend a winter week. I bet the kids loved having that much snow
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 4:27 pm
Holy Cow look at all that snow! Looks like the kids enjoyed it.
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 4:28 pm
Oh and I love your frozen color shots. 🙂
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 4:47 pm
Wow! We have some cousins in Victoria B.C. who are buried in snow right now too! Makes for some excitement. 🙂
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 5:24 pm
Wow! You got a lot! We only had about 5 inches here… but we got the freezing rain too, I think a bit more than an inch. Winter weather over here stinks. I missed eastern WA snow very much–it’s completely different. 🙂 My husband had to take the Rover to work every day, since he can NEVER skip work, being that no matter what they have to try to deliver packages, so I was trapped in the house for over a week and he worked crazy long hours. One night it took him almost 2.5 hours to get home because roads were closed. It’s crazy how bad people are at driving in it here. 🙂
(I am NOT a morning person either. EVER! Sunrises may be great, but I have NO INTEREST in seeing them. :-))
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 5:59 pm
I love the ice on the wrought iron. It looks really cool!
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 6:25 pm
Love your cute fence picture! (And we do live close, my hubby works about ten minutes from your town!)
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 7:20 pm
Pretty “four” picture! I also really like your “colorful” pictures.
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 9:31 pm
What a wonderful set from winter wonderland. Your kids created some serious sculptures, wow!
January 22nd, 2012 saat: 11:37 pm
Oh my! We’re in Tacoma and didn’t get nearly that much! We also kept our power the whole time so it was just like a fun surprise vacation.
Great photos capturing the week!
January 23rd, 2012 saat: 3:23 am
OMG — I’m so jealous of your snow. Looks like you all had a blast playing in it!
Love the photo of the candles. Beautiful!
January 23rd, 2012 saat: 2:15 pm
That looks positively fabulous- LOVE IT
January 28th, 2012 saat: 9:08 am
Wow! I love a good blizzard…still waiting for Wisconsin to get winter…we have maybe one or two inches on the ground. *yawn!* That is the least amount of snow we’ve had in I don’t know how long by this time of year!
Maybe we can skip to spring now???
Please???