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Mini-Frosted Fence Posts!
A massive snowstorm is heading our way so I obviously have snow on my brain! I thought everyone would enjoy some snow from an earlier storm! I fell in love with this frosty fence ... looks like frosted wheat cereal or maybe a scrumptious sugar coated dessert doesn't it?
So ... it is being predicted that this blizzard may surpass the blizzard of 1967; the benchmark for all major snowstorms in Chicago. I just happen to remember that blizzard ... but on the other side of the lake. Chicago received 23 inches, and my hometown of Kalamazoo reported 28 inches.
After the snowfall, I remember vividly this story: our dog Fluffy was in her doghouse throughout the storm. I have no idea why my parents didn't bring her inside!! Looking out into the yard, it was a smooth plane of snow over the entire backyard ... and I vividly recall that we located her by the steam vent she made through the snow! We had to forge our way through the snow and dig her out. Isn't that crazy? Poor Fluffy! But she did survive it!! And the snow was very deep, the 50 mph winds had whipped up some mountainous snow drifts ... some up to 15 feet tall!
Jackie will be stuck downtown for the storm and I wish I was with her. It would be very cool to see the city under a blanket of snow. The strong winds will definitely whip that lake up over Lake Shore Drive. I'd love to be down there with my camera!! I bet I won't be able to talk Jackie into going out for some photos with her P&S!!
I apologize for being a poor contact my Flickr peeps but I have been enjoying the down time and the time spent with Rachel. Since we'll most likely be snowed in, I'll have time tonight and tomorrow to catch up!!
A little bit of purple/mauve in my texture makes this perfect for Purple Tuesday & Texture Tuesday:
Mini-Frosted Fence Posts!
A massive snowstorm is heading our way so I obviously have snow on my brain! I thought everyone would enjoy some snow from an earlier storm! I fell in love with this frosty fence ... looks like frosted wheat cereal or maybe a scrumptious sugar coated dessert doesn't it?
So ... it is being predicted that this blizzard may surpass the blizzard of 1967; the benchmark for all major snowstorms in Chicago. I just happen to remember that blizzard ... but on the other side of the lake. Chicago received 23 inches, and my hometown of Kalamazoo reported 28 inches.
After the snowfall, I remember vividly this story: our dog Fluffy was in her doghouse throughout the storm. I have no idea why my parents didn't bring her inside!! Looking out into the yard, it was a smooth plane of snow over the entire backyard ... and I vividly recall that we located her by the steam vent she made through the snow! We had to forge our way through the snow and dig her out. Isn't that crazy? Poor Fluffy! But she did survive it!! And the snow was very deep, the 50 mph winds had whipped up some mountainous snow drifts ... some up to 15 feet tall!
Jackie will be stuck downtown for the storm and I wish I was with her. It would be very cool to see the city under a blanket of snow. The strong winds will definitely whip that lake up over Lake Shore Drive. I'd love to be down there with my camera!! I bet I won't be able to talk Jackie into going out for some photos with her P&S!!
I apologize for being a poor contact my Flickr peeps but I have been enjoying the down time and the time spent with Rachel. Since we'll most likely be snowed in, I'll have time tonight and tomorrow to catch up!!
A little bit of purple/mauve in my texture makes this perfect for Purple Tuesday & Texture Tuesday: