Well, ok, maybe it’s not quite that cold here, but hoo-boy did it drop overnight here in Quincy, CA, following yesterday’s first snow of the winter season.
Our sky is currently completely clear, as it was around 4:00 a.m. this morning when I went out to check the sky, and saw the crescent moon and the brilliant stars. Figured it would be, given the 24f temp at the time.
In “good” winters here, meaning a heavy snow dump followed by clear sunshine and very cold temperatures, icicles off the roofs around town can reach all the way to the ground. That isn’t the case today, but I have seen it.
For now, an iced-over mud puddle will just have to do:
And a pretty skyline:
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Some folks really don’t like the cold and I can understand that. I grew up with it though and it’s pretty much a seasonal variant I’ve gotten used to. As a kid I even wished for a good hard freeze because when it happened we’d get the chance to go ice skating on the ponds around here. It was actually not that common an occurrence, so we reveled in it when it did happen.
It’s an open thread, so take it away. I may go out and see what other photos I can get.
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