2/6/2008 Narnia?

This lamppost in the snow reminds me of Lucy's first entrance to Narnia in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. I took this photo right at sunset in front of the church (it's on the other side of the sidewalk from the sign covered in snow).

2/6/2008 Where's Waldo?

The blue on this photo is because I took it at sunset. But even without the blue, does it look familiar? Compare the photo above to this photo from January 27:

The church sign is now completely covered in snow! So the Where's Waldo reference is that you're supposed to try to find the sign in the blue photo. But it's really not fair because in "Where's Waldo," he's obscure but always visible. In the blue photo, that sign is completely hidden and covered. But even though you can't see the sign telling who we are or what time we have mass, we still had mass today for Ash Wednesday.

2/6/2008 UMF in the snow

This is one of three official UMF signs. I think it looks cool in the snow. I have a photo of my Albuquerque Family (Fran, Stephanie, and Terry) in front of this sign, but it is still in my camera that fell out of my pocket when I was hiking, so I really don't have that photo. I hope "Family" will send me a copy of the photo they took on their camera. This sign is about as tall as I am and if I could juxtapose those two photos, you'd see how much snow this really is!

2/6/2008 Big Snow

Here's a picture of the new Education Center at UMF (it's now 1 year old, but it's still considered new and it still feels new inside). I was approaching from the south when I took this photo. If you look closely, there's a window with blue and green paper in it (right above the red brick). That's my office window. :-) And once again, check out how big and fluffy those snow flakes are!

2/6/2008 Snow Piled High

Notice how little snow we have on our metal roof. That means the metal roof is doing its job and snow "slides right off." And indeed it does. And it makes a big noise when it does fall off. You definitely don't want to be under the eaves when that stuff comes crashing down.

Now check out the snow in the front yard. It's piled at different heights because when shoveling/plowing/scooping, you pile the snow higher. But right at the corner of the porch, the lowest point in the height of the snow, there is no additional snow. That is the actual height of
accumulated snow this winter. There are 4 steps leading up to the porch. That's a lot of snow no matter how you measure it.

2/6/2008 Morning Snow

I woke up this morning to beautiful snow flakes. LOTS of big puffy snow flakes coming down. Here's the house across the street. It's "the other" yellow house on the street. Look at the windows and the door. See all those white spots? Those are snow flakes. Think how big and puffy they have to be to be able to see them from across the street. Also note the Christmas wreath on the front window, but look at the mailboxes in the back. See the four black mailboxes next to the back staircase? Underneath them is a red heart-shaped wreath for
Valentine's Day. I love a house that celebrates dual holidays!

Many school districts were closed yesterday. Today all were open. Big mistake. They almost all closed at noon. One district picked up the students in the buses and the kids never got off. The buses turned right back around and took everyone home. On the bottom of the television screen you can watch the school and business closing announcements. That district came up and instead of saying "2 hour delay" or "closing at 10am", their announcement said, "All schools closing NOW." Capital letters and all. ;-)