Thursday, December 30, 2021

At least a half foot of new snow

Sue Schimscher's photo

No walk with Melanie or Lily today, as nobody wanted to drive anywhere after getting another blast of snow last night. According to Sue's picture (taken from the Seeing Bellingham Facebook group), she measured 8.5 inches. I believe it! I decided to wait until the sun came out and the snow had stopped before going out and taking some pictures of my own.

Downtown sidewalk partially shoveled

I had to walk to the bus in the street, mostly, since the sidewalks were not cleared and it was almost impossible to navigate the deep snow when it wasn't compacted yet. I watched for cars (there weren't many out) and plowed back through the snow  to where the sidewalk should be when one came by. It was very tiring to go less than a mile to the bus. And then  I had to wait a half hour longer than usual for it to show up. But indeed it did. In fact, three showed up at once. They had chains on their tires, which must have made it much harder to drive. I didn't expect the bus to be on time, and I was not disappointed.

My picture of the snow

This photo was taken just after getting off the bus on the way home. It was deep and untrammeled, so I figured it might give you an idea of what I was trudging through. For much of the way home, however, the snow was easier to navigate, as other people had helped to make the sidewalk snow more dense and tightly packed. 

David Parker's photo

I also found this amazing photo of Lake Padden on that Facebook group. I had heard that it got cold enough for the lake to begin to freeze over, something I've never seen before on that lake. I learned that in 1980, it froze solid all the way across, and people were actually skating on it!

Every time I think that we must be through the worst of it, more challenges present themselves. However, we expect that we might see above-freezing temperatures by Saturday, New Years Day. Or maybe not. I do hope one of these days I'll be able to resume my usual activities. In the meantime, there's lots of movies and other stuff to stream. This too shall pass, right?

:-)

19 comments:

  1. You got a lot more new snow than we did/ I was relieved that we only got about three inches. We had no trouble getting to my appointments in Bellevue today, where there was even less snow and the main arterials were clear. However, as I look out my window now, at 4:10, it is snowing again!
    Oh well, I have no where that I need to go until Monday. Hopefully it will warm up enough by then to start erasing the snow.

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  2. I've said it before ...lots of heavy wet snow. It looks great but is a challenge to get around.

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  3. You're certainly getting your fair share and then some! That photo of Lake Padden is beautiful but is making me shiver... I hope you have a warm and toasty New Years, DJan 🎉🥂🙂

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  4. Yes the snow will melt sooner or later!

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  5. Wow.
    Treacherous as it is underfoot, those are beautiful scenes. Stay safe, stay warm - and a Happy, Healthy New Year to you and to SG.

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  6. It appears you may need snow shoes! Then hot chocolate with marshmallows and some raspberry schnapps in it. Toasty! Linda in Kansas

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  7. That is a lot of snow and looks very picturesque but I wouldn't want to have to walk through it. Although mid winter here today we are expecting temperatures of 16 Deg Cent! This means the plants will start to grow and then get caught out by the January frosts.Anyway have a Happy snowy New Year.

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  8. Wow, it sure is pretty and fortunate you don't have to be out in it. When you do, you could probably triple your step count considering the extra effort required. Linda might be right. Snow shoes might be a good investment.
    Stay safe and warm.

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  9. You have snow, and we don't -- not much anyway.

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  10. That's a lot of snow! Pretty for pics, not so great to be out in. Take care, DJan, and have a happy safe New Year!

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  11. I guess snow isn't all that fun, but it sure is pretty!

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  12. We're expecting 27 below tonight. Not melting any time soon over here--LOL! :)

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  13. Beautiful snow. You are lucky. We rarely get anything to photograph here these days, although snow is predicted in the near future!

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  14. It's 34° degrees here today ...but, sunny. No snow, thank goodness.

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  15. It looks so cold. I don't like snow at all.

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  16. That was a lot of snow to trudge through. It is exhausting to do that for any length of time for certain. It looks beautiful though! So deceptive!

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  17. OH MY GOSH! That IS a lot of snow! It's all beautiful, but I hope you kept yourself safe so you wouldn't fall.

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