Tag: snow in Portland

Yep, It Snowed!

Dear Liza,

The Snow came! Not only did it come, but it blew up, down, and sideways. The temperature didn’t get about freezing for three days. It was a real freezing …..cold …snowy …weekend!

When we woke up Saturday morning, we had just a dusting out on the walkway.

And as the sun came up and the day began, we got wind, and drizzle, and then snow. And it kept up for hours.

The temperature hovered at around 19 degrees F, so the snow didn’t get wet or slushy, and when the wind kicked up, it blew off the roofs like sand off a dune. It was quite a sight.

In the afternoon, our buddy Stacy across the way went out to do some shoveling. We had seen her and her terrier, Trevor, going out for his walks, and her footprints had been getting deeper.

Bridgett thought that was such a good idea, she bundled up and grabbed our shovel and helped out! The Superwomen of the Belmont non-Dairy Townhomes!

The evening came and the snow stopped, but it never did warm up. What a Saturday. Me, I stayed inside.

All day. Drinking tea. No shame.

More news (and maybe pictures from the OUTSIDE of the house ) tomorrow!

Love,

Grandma Judy

Snow-Pocalyse or No-Pocalypse?

Dear Liza,

Here in Portland, Oregon, we do get snow. I know, I’ve walked in it, slid in it, and watched my cat bat at fat flakes through the window. Here are some of my favorite “Portland snow” pictures.

We usually get plenty of warning about it, too. Our local weather service isn’t shy, and even seems to rejoice in warning us of snow flurries, snowstorms, even of a SNOW-POCALYPSE. The problem is, of course, that every storm doesn’t materialize…. sometimes we have NO-pocalypse, just a disappointing set of chilly showers and icy side streets.

So the predictions become games of Weather Roulette… will it be THIS time that the storm comes, planes are stranded and highways become sledding parks? Or next time?

It leads to an uncertainty that can either paralyze or embolden, depending on one’s patience and plans.

Friday afternoon through Saturday of this week, we are predicted to have several inches of white stuff in town, and much more at higher elevations.

Stop by Monday and I’ll have new pictures of the snow (if it shows up) or an ironic poem about the science of weather prediction ( if it doesn’t.)

Love,

Grandma Judy