No hike for me today

Stepping off the bus into slush

I didn't make it to my yoga class yesterday, even though I was dressed and ready to go. As I left the house, it was beginning to snow. Hard. On top of all the snow we've had, the forecast said it was going to change from snow to freezing rain, and since I didn't know what the roads would be like in two hours, I reluctantly stayed home. It snowed and snowed, no rain.

The weather was supposed to change to heavy rain overnight, but it didn't, and when I woke to subfreezing temperatures and the freezing rain had finally begun, it made no sense to me to try to make it to the Senior Center to go on a hike in the rain and snow. But it was hard to make that sensible decision. Instead, I headed out the door at my usual time to catch a bus to the coffee shop and a strength-and-tone class I don't usually attend. What surprised me the most was how quickly the cold snow had begun to melt. Several times before I boarded the bus, I stepped into icy water well above my ankles.

But it could have been worse, way worse. I found this picture on Facebook this morning, of a car in Sumas (about thirty miles north of here). They definitely got the freezing rain. If I had seen this sort of scenario here, I would have not even bothered to go to the Y, since nobody else would be there! The elementary schools in the county were closed for a fourth day today. There were several treacherous spots where the snow is still nothing but a skating rink. A very wet one at that.

Not a pretty picture

Soon. I think life will begin to return to normal after today. Life is definitely throwing us some curve balls, eh?
:-)