First Snow of the Season

Today after the boys left for school the snow started, by 10am there was an inch covering the grass. Yesterday the temperature was in the 60s, the ground is warm so wherever there is gravel there is no snow, but looking out into the backyard the scene is winter. And with 39 degrees it feels like winter.

Several times flakes came down that were so large they were bumping into each other, morphing into icy lace. Other times the snow was so small it looked like rain. In either case the flakes came fast and the temperature didn’t climb as the weatherman said.

Tad built a fire in the fireplace 15 minutes before the school bus was due. We put on our coats, headed outside, and found the snow had just stopped. Five minutes later the snow starts again fast and steady as the boys get off the bus. We watch the bare patches in the grass greedily soak up the new as we walk to the house.

At 5pm there is snow everywhere, 2 to 3 inches. The boys have talked Tad into taking the sleds into the backyard and trying out a slope or two.

The weather forecast says the temperature will be 31 degrees tonight, so tomorrow we may be greeting the Autumnal Equinox, the first day of fall dressed in white.