Saturday, January 26, 2008

winter....

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS EXPIRED
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WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SUNDAY...


TODAY...CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. LOCALLY VERY WINDY. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WIND TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...STRONGEST IN EXPOSED AREAS AND NEAR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU..


TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING FAR SOUTH PART. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. LOCALLY VERY WINDY. LOWS 3 TO 9. NORTH WIND TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS...BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE. WIND CHILL TO 20 BELOW.



It's been a funny winter for us. Not too cold. Not too much snow. But it's been consistent with snow, wind, rain, and cold temps. We received about 10" of snow yesterday and everything is pretty today. Tonight it's supposed to get down to 3-9 degrees with "gusts" to 55 mph. This would make the wind chill factor -20, or 20 below 0. Brrrrrrr!

But Alaskans, we're tough! We just put on an extra layer of clothes and grab the wool socks, bundle up, and head out the door as planned. Inclement weather doesn't stop us from doing much of anything. We still run our errands, go for our rides. The outdoor enthusiasts are thrilled more than ever. We even know how to drive in more than an inch of snow!


I love sitting, looking out my window at the snow and I even don't mind shoveling it. These pictures were taken early this morning when it was still still a little dark out. It's so calm right now. No matter which window you look out of, it greets with you serenity and calmness. Hardly a bird is fluttering about. They're all home, tucked safely in their cozy nests, waiting for the snow to fall off the tree boughs. Chippy, well, I don't see Chippy when there's this much snow on the trees. But not to worry. He won't go hungry. He's been busy squirreling away peanuts all summer long. In fact, my husband found a bucket half-full of peanuts in our shed! I told him just to leave them there until spring.


Moving out of Juneau is constantly on our minds but then I think about our weather versus your weather, and it doesn't seem so bad here. Yes, last year we had over 200" of snow and it was a horrible horrible winter for our bodies, minds, and souls. We can also get minus temperatures but not too often. We get an occasional minor earthquake and have even had thunderstorms half a dozen times in my 30 plus years living here. But we don't have hurricanes or tonadoes or ice storms. We don't have the flooding or mud slides like you do down south. Our weather here is pretty consistent: a lot of rain and winter conditions we can live with. We don't have natural disasters. So for now, I guess we'll stay.

7 comments:

Unknown said...

that snow just looks so pretty to me

tracy @mamacreates said...

I'll admit I've been a wuss & have been passing on Porter's dog walks. I know I should stay more active during my pregnancy, but I just can't bear to go outside anymore than I absolutely have to. Bucky & Adam have been very diligant about taking the dogs out, though ~ even last night when it was zero degrees.

Have you noticed the increase in daylight the last few days?

Julie said...

...BRRRRR is right! OM Gosh - I am not sure if I could get through all of that...but it sure does look amazing in your wonderful photos.

LivingTheLife said...

Awwww....I think your Juneau is a slice of heaven...I love the snow pictures...they have such an etheral quality about them...I'm not sure I could brave the negative degree temperatures...but I do love the look and beauty of the snow and how everything just seems so peaceful and quiet. Awwww...no we don't get that down here in Texas...so that is why I love coming to your blog and others who share their winters with us.

blessings...
Teresa

joey said...

Sounds like you sent your weather our way ... just finished bundling up for heavy winds and frigid temps. Tonight, expecting 5-10 in snow. Stay warm!

ShabbyInTheCity said...

Brrrr!!! I came searching your email address and leave looking for a blankie!!!! I'd love to have some real snow...

Anonymous said...

Your photos are so beautiful! I'm not a snow cold weather type of person. I couldn't take the inches and inches of snow we'd get in NYC. In Georgia we get 1 or 2 days of snow, we enjoy it, everything stops cause nobody knows how to drive in an inch of snow and then we move on :-)

Manuela