And it's still coming down. We are not used to this. Being Texas natives, we only expect to see snow once or twice in February. :D

The golden maple leaves were falling along with magical puffs of snow that glittered in the morning sun.

first snowfall

"there is reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful things and their delicate strength." martha graham

Every year during the first snow I go out and try to do it again, but basically it's impossible.

first snow in Sioux Falls, October 19th, 2020

Taking a picture of the first snow of the season got a great big flash of breath in the frame.

It's not very often that snow falls down in Iowa. Much of the winter it falls sideways, so this picture is very unusual.

There's a couple of inches on the cars.

學校大門前

Fall/winter camping with the whole family (almost).

i tried to save some in a bucket but alas .. icelandsnow also melts

Manhattan

Not that impressive. Still, it's snow!

One of my winter hobbies is kicking ice blocks off of the wheel wells of cars. Every Christmas my husband threatens to buy me steel-toed boots.

Back side looks worse!

Cũng tới ngày tuyết rơi rồi, dù sao thì tuyết rơi vẫn đẹp mà :> Cố lên *chỉ vào mặt đứa ngốc* Phải vui dần lên nhé, phải trân trọng những gì đang bên cạnh nhé, là câu nói mang tính chất dặn dò đấy! Sẽ ổn cả thôi.

Kirby looking for his squirrel buddys. Nothing to chase out of his yard today.

Heavy snow weighs down the sculpture: "Forever lost" - a tribute to the aboriginal peoples of the Peace River Region.

I never got around to pulling out or cutting back the herb garden. (Maybe because I didn't know which to do!) Our first snow made me realize it could wait now!

Touched up with photoshop artistic filters by my son.

A dusting.

first snow in Sioux Falls, October 19th, 2020

10-10-2009

We had our first snow of the the upcoming winter season. We had our first frost the night before so things have cooled down quickly. Notice the leaves haven't changed color and they are dropping fast. I am afraid we are not going to get the beautiful fall colors this year. The forecast has 70% chance of snow on Sunday night with 50% chance on Monday. Farmers still have over 70% of sugar beets in the ground. Soybeans, sunflowers, and corn - 100% still in the field. About 50 % of the potatoes have not been dug. This could be a catastrophic year for our local farmers. They did get a very good wheat harvest.