And then it snowed. What a piece of joy it was. As the old Codger said this is the first real snow we have had in two years.
Only a little on the ground so far yesterday when I took the shots, (every image on this blog is from the last 24 hours remember, dawn to dusk) but there was some more snow overnight, we will see how it looks when I go out for the first feeds.
Blue Murphy has been asking in his most plaintive voice whether he can take his coat off now. No Murphy, you are the littlest, your coat stays on until after the storm.
Cats in the light of the reflected snow, a beautiful light, a little cold but it is light!
But not everyone can sit inside and loaf about. 
The snow we had yesterday was that delightful poignant snow that falls with delicate brush strokes through the still air. 
Softly and quietly laying itself down with minute, filings of white.
The beehive waits for the bees. 
Queenie waits too , though she is not entirely sure why. 
But most of all: Stalkers garden waits for spring.
Good morning. The wind picked up in the night coming out of the North so I hope that we will have some good snowdrifts. And not leaning up against the South doors with any luck. It was not too deep when I trudged out there to feed the lambs in the night but I am guessing we got about 4 or 5 inches. Just a nice amount. The sky is still dark so it is hard to tell. John has gone out to clear a path to the woodshed. The lane has disappeared. School is cancelled. And the windows are curtained with snow. Excellent! Farming is not cancelled though so I had better suit up like a moon man and off I go.
Have a lovely day. If my homeschooled kids do get through I believe that snowmen will be high on the list of tasks for the morning!
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
54 responses to “At Last: SNOW!”
we got about 8 inches and it is still snowing! i am one very happy winter person right now. it is going to be in the 50’s here this weekend though!
As always, amazingly beautiful in word and photograph. The Blue Murphy photograph is an award winner. Really. It is so engrossing, I stared at it for several minutes. Just excellent in all aspects. HF
Yay for snow and much needed moisture for the farmy! And that photo of Blue Murphy looking right at you (the camera)–oh, my goodness, how cute is that!
I always find that there is a quiet peace to a snowfall such as this one. Love the photo of the cats– and, of course, love Blue Murphy. Somehow life on the farm juxtaposed against the winter snow seems perfect to me. Very nice.
Oh you lucky, lucky girl! I have to drive up a mountain to play in some snow. (mind you, that’s only 15 minutes away, but still) Your veggie garden still looks so asleep. Yesterday I turned all the soil and added the compost from the compost bin into mine and then put out the cold frame for some early greens and radishes. And sweet peas are coming up to be started on St Patrick’s day. Come to think of it, spring is only two weeks away, isn’t it? Wow. Have you started any seeds? I haven’t. Better get a move on. (me, not you) Have a lovely fun day in the show. 🙂
It’s good to hear that you are so pleased with the snow – it’s gone up to 13º here today 😉
A proper snow for the heartland! BLISS! I see Old Dog is without his coat so it’s not HORRIBLY cold…all coats have been packed away here waiting for another winter. I found green yesterday…green is such a nice color, don’t you think?
Have a great day, C!
Linda
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Green is a wonderful colour!.. c
Your snow was on our news as I read your blog post. I’m glad you are getting the moisture you need.
Snow, beautiful snow! How dreamy and delightful the photograph of the Farmy enjoying snow. Celi, it is all quite lovely to live on West Coast and in a rain forest environment but we prairie folk miss the snow. Especially when it is that gentle snow that blankets our world and shuts out the sounds of traffic. We can look out our windows to the mountains covered with snow – and the local mountains are only a 45 minute drive away – but it isn’t the same. Hurrah for snow men and snow angels and snow ball fights and licking snow flakes as they fall on your outstretched tongue. Virginia
Snow day, yay! I’m so jealous. We’ve only seen a few random flakes. I love the silence of snow blanketing the earth just after it falls or the sound of it falling. Lovely day on the farmy. Cute blue Murphy in his coat. Hope you all are staying warm and having fun.
I love the poetry of your posts. “Waiting” seems to be an important word in this one…and you can see the animals sort of in hiatus…the word describes the feeling of that sort of snow perfectly. As if time has slowed down to almost stopping. I love being wrapped up in that silent, muffled waiting.
We got rain, no snow. The farmy is pretty dressed in white.
we had 10 inches here in Indiana where I live
I’m pleased for you and the snow you have. We have some but it’s so wet and not real cold and a lot of it melted as it was falling. Power has been out a couple of times. And I’m sitting with a sprained ankle. 😦 A beautiful Blue Murphy and a chilly looking Big Dog without his blue coat. Did he lose it again? Enjoy your snow and have a great day Celi!
We didn’t get any of that storm thank goodness. The weekend is gearing up for double digits, we’re very excited! I can finally open the window and air out the house without freezing my butt off.