Fair weather

So it snowed .... again.

It was pretty.

It went away fairly quickly.

It was not as chaotic as the one a couple of weeks earlier.

The south ... or well Atlanta was more prepared.

The kids were out for three days.... wait, they had a four day

holiday weekend already so make that a week off.

They finally went back on Tuesday.

All covered in ice

The words catastrophic, record breaking and others were thrown around

a lot.

Covered in ice

It was worse south and east of us.

We never lost power. Many did. That is what i was most stressed about.

A friend said she was officially a hoarder and a doomsday prepper.

I laughed ... then I realized I too had become one ;)

We had food stacked in the kitchen.

This was about 3 in the morning as the snow just started to fall.

Stormy and her smiley self enjoying the snow.

Stoney being his sweet, crazy self.

Little bit of an idea of what we got here.

We were to expect sleet and freezing rain. We got it.

A whole day of it then the temp dropped and the slush froze.

The snow started the next morning. It came down pretty good too.

Base of our little snowman.

Bless him ... It was their first try. The snow was perfect for it.

Then the sun came out.

For two days it melted and it sounded like little waterfalls

everywhere.

That is the way I like it.

Oohhh... that's pretty.

Ahh ... the sun and it's dry ;)

I hope that was it for this year.

But alas, I am told that we may get more before the month is out.

As for today ... well today my windows are open.

My heat is turned off.

It is in the 70's for a second day.

I have walked Stoney to school for the past two mornings

and walked to pick him up too.

I have been able to run/walk in a tshirt without a coat, 

gloves or cap.

The sun is in and out.

I love it.

I wish it would stay.

It is still February.

I girl can hope right?

#Atlantartic

We are in the middle of Snowpocalypse Part II

This is for the birds.

It has been sleeting since 6am.

It stopped for a a little bit but it really didn't matter.

It is slushy and icy and I don't like walking the great Pipponie out

there. I worry about breaking both our necks. Ha!

I will write more later on what happens tonight.

All the trees and power lines are coated in ice now.

There are trees down all over town.

Last I heard over 100,000 had no power.

Matt-Daddy had to trudge through it to get to 

get to the train to work.

He made it in safely (praise!) but won't be back here before

tomorrow night at the earliest.

He has food and an air mattress.

But we still wish he was here with us.

Boo.

Anyway, more later...

I am off to walk the Great One ;)

Here is a collage from the Snowpocalypse Part I

from two weeks ago.

Y'all be safe wherever you are!

Who names the fronts?

I am over the cold.

I said it.

I live in the South

One of the biggest reasons I live

in the South is the weather.

Summers where it is as hot as 

Georgia asphalt.

Humidity that makes your hair kink if you even look

 at the window.

Winters .....

well winters that aren't really winters by most

folks standards.

The older I have gotten the more I have learned to 

appreciate the warm weather and not long for snow 

days and cold.

I think my bones may be speaking out loud a bit there ;)

I know, I know, it is supposed to be cold at Christmas.

You're out shopping and you want to wear your

favorite scarves and coats and sweaters and

of course your favorite boots and skinny jeans.

I get it ... me too.

I understand having cold in January.

It is the South y'all.

Temps for 60 hours plus in the single digits

with a wind chill too??

No.

I refuse to like it.

You folks up north, good for ya.

Have at it.

We don't usually get pretty snow that you can look at.

Drive around, go on with a normal day. 

We usually get freezing rain. Sleet. and the worst?

Ice. for days. 

It shuts. this. place. down.

Not a fan.

So with that being said.

And the next polar vortex headed this way tomorrow.

This time with the freezing rain and junk included

Without further ado

Some photos to help keep you warm ;)

I think swimming pools, cookouts, road races, friends,

Ahhh .... Crashing waves, the breeze, looking for shells, friends,
flip flops and pony tails.

I think how hot it was that day... It was beautiful in SC.

Baseball ... I mean baseball screams summer. Hotdogs, the crack of the bat,
peanuts, and sweet sweet sunshine.

And another beach shot ... just because I can ;)



Y'all stay warm.
Make sure your animals are inside not outside.
Spring is coming. I promise.
Brr ... not soon enough for me ;)
I have to run, literally.
List is too long today and I have to get my five
miles in so I can eat ;) LOL
Yes,
I run to eat.
ciao ;)

Snowing in Southtownw

We got some Snur...

(think Madea ;)

Just so you know this is picture heavy..

Yes, Atlanta and almost all points southern got SNOW on

Friday the 12th of February... We got four inches..

Still hard to imagine...

My Bestie that lives in Hamilton Ontario Canada...???

We have more snow than her.. yep.

Stormy chunking snowballs..

Thought this was a pretty shot...

Our little Snowman ;)

Stoney's first Snowball..

My sweet boy..

Love the closeups of the flakes..

Mr. Blue Sky... this is SOOC (straight out of the camera)

It was so blue...

Again SOOC... wow

Oh that shallow depth of field..

Love the Bokeh ... ahhh

Another favorite

You take these while you hold your breath..

really... you do. :)


God's beauty was in abundance.

As it is everyday.

And I am so thankful...

Whew January!

Happy January!! And it feels like it all over the US.. And here in the South...? Good Grief!! It is ridiculous... Here are some shots from our first snow.. it isn't much.. But the fact that it has been like 12 degrees for days... Whew! And the wind chill... we won't even go there..

Stormy walking carefully..

Stoney walking while he is saying "I am talking this one step at a time.

So I can be very careful"

I hope it is warmer where you are... I have never been a big fan of blistering temps in the Summer.. I have always been a Fall girl... but I am sooo looking forward to Summer!!
Happy New Year!!

Tropical...

Hurricane season has finally decided to show up..

Now, we don't live on the coast but we get some of the weather when they do hit the

Southeast. Monday we had some of the most amazing clouds here. We didn't

get too much rain but the colors and cloud formations were amazing.

The height on these were breathtaking...

This one totally reminded me of the clouds in Harry Potter when Voldermort

would show up as a skull in the clouds.

Hope everyone is having a great week!!

xoxo

Rox