Do those....

...look like snow clouds to you..?

Snow flurries for the next 5 days...

 

Spring is only 20 days away...?

I think Phil lied..

Everyday is a Gift

Yesterday....

Ice on the trees taken from the shelter of my downstairs front porch....

My sewing room window at 9:00am...

and

Ice on the fence of the dogs yard....

Glad i decided to stay home...

saw five trucks go by the house....that was it....and considering, since the road is being repaired in the other direction, we've become a major thoroughfare....five was a teeny-weeny number...

Today looks much nicer....the sun is coming over the ridge...!!

Tomorrow snow..

I'm going to work and put in some extra hours...

who know what the rest of the week will be like..

Thanks Mother Nature..

Everyday is a Gift

It's Raining Ice....

Ice covered yard......ice covered roads....

not a pretty picture...

I watched this SUV slide to a stop as i was taking pictures....

turn around and go home.....no....they kept going...

I've all ready called the park...

maybe i'll go out later when things melt...

If your in this storm....stay home...stay warm...stay safe...!!

Take a vacation day...!!

Everyday is a Gift..

ps...
my front porch is crunchy with ice and sheets of ice are sliding off the roof....ugh!

Wayward.....?

...check out those whiskers....

Alittle on the wayward side...

Remember Dippy-Do..?

Kitty needs a dab...

Everyday is a Gift..

All was fine ....

..last night when i went to bed....

Then

..this is what greeted me this morning...

Glad i made arrangements to take today off earlier in the week...

it's a good day to be inside...

Everyday is a Gift

Almost Wordless Wednesday....

Is this a sign..?

Could it mean that Spring is almost here...?

Everyday is a Gift

Interupted....

One of the things that has put me into the winter funk is this....

The major flooding we had 3...or was it4?....weeks ago washed out my regular drive to work....

the road just disappeared...hummmmm...

Now the crews have been working on replacing the drain pipe and road for two weeks now...

and as of yesterday things still looked like this..

I never thought i was a "routine" person...but...not being able to take MY route to work is bugging the bejebbers out of me....!!

Am i in a rut...?

I know I'm leaving earlier...taking strange roads...getting to work later and missing all the usual sights along my way to the park...

But

Things could be worst....they'll get it fixed...

maybe by Spring..

Everyday is a Gift

Enjoy It...!!

...looks like we may have a "sunny" one..!!

Strange weekend...

snowed all day Saturday...but...not a flake stunk...

then

woke up Sunday morning to an inch on the ground..which was almost gone by noon...

Mother Nature if your listening...

"i'm ready for Spring

bring on my allergy season...!!"

Everyday is a Gift

It's a start....

Yesterday....

as the cabel guys were installing the new cable and removing the "dish"...

In an effort to keep the dogs from chewing off their legs,

i took them into the sewing room with me...

After about 15 minutes the mess began to get to me...

So we start pulling out of the stash....re-folding....sorting by size....tossing....giving away...

So far on the left end of my counters is the "fat quarter and less than a half a yard, but saveable stack......on the chair is my Christmas can't throw or give away fabric plus a small bag of "just" toss its.

The three stack by and behind the machine are the more than a yard....close to a yard and must be backing fabric...

On top of the machine is the "i don't want this anymore" stack and is going to the dog groomer to cut for bandanas...

What you don't see is the BOX of pieces....they have no real size ...but....i might be able to use them....that is hiding under the counter...

Hummmmmm

It's a start...

Everyday is a Gift

Thankful Thursday.....

Yyyyyaaaaahhhhh...!!

The sun is peeking over the ridge..!!

It's been toooooo dreary around here lately..

don't know what i would do if i was snowed in.

Read...quilt...cook....nap...?

maybe one of those..

Everyday is a Gift

Tickle....tickle....tickle....

Thanks Max..!

I needed a laugh...

this dreary...damp...rainy...snowy...weather has got me down...

Everyday is a Gift

This time last year....

i was taking pictures of beautiful cardinals in the front yard...

This year nothing but black birds and rain drops....

plus a little sleet thrown in for fun...

ugh....!

Everyday is a Gift

Stuck in the Middle...

Can you see it..?  Yep!  That's the sun this morning..

We're smack-dab in the middle between the weather issues....

Lots of snow to the north and lots of rain to the south...

As a result we've got...light rain and heavy fog...

I'll take it....it's better than ICE..!!

Stay safe and warm all my northeastern/mid western friends...

Remember Spring is only 40something days away...

so the Pennsylvania rodent said..

Everyday is a Gift

Sort'a right....

yep!'

The gurus were "sort'a" right...

we've got lots of snow to the north and rain to the south...

we'll get some type of "wintery" mix late tonight...

But ... for now...

There's the sun and it's beautiful....

Everyday is a Gift

At Last.....

...sunshine with just a little snow around the edges...

Looks like we may make it almost 7 days with out any fluffy white stuff....

maybe a little rain..but..that's OK..

as long as the temps don't go below freezing and make..

ICE!!!

Everyday is a Gift

Yes.....!!

...finally a few days that the sun will appear in the sky....!!

I don't think Misskitty cares...

Everyday is a Gift

Why...?

Why do i do this to myself...?

First thing i do every work day in the winter is read the Ashe County road and weather comments on FB.....

Then i worry about all those side roads out there that people are commenting about....the ones that people have already traveled over and must have made it somewhere to a computer....'cause they're commenting.....

Huh....?

Everyday is a Gift....

Yeah Phil...!

Mia doesn't care what the famous groundhog had to say this morning....

She telling me...

"It's cold out here.....let me in..!!"

14* on the front porch @ 7:30 this AM..

Glad we did the grocery shopping on the way home yesterday...

More snow tonight...

are the Pennsylvania people really sure about Phil...?

Everyday is a Gift

OK.....it's official....

...I'm ready for winter to be over...

The snow is beautiful....the temps are doable....the wind is ferocious...the ice is nasty....!!

It's the ice that really gets me....

i hate the ice....the black ice, the white ice, the clear ice...

the ice on my driveway...the ice on the roads...the ice in the parking lots...the ice hanging off the buildings...

the only thing ice is good for is sprained ankles and sweet tea....

Don't get me wrong....i love it here in the mountains...

it's just the ICE...!!

Oh Well....

Only 47 days till Spring...

Everyday is a Gift