These first few are the beginnings yesterday of the big storm that's burying the Great Plains and Midwest last night and today … a typical "Panhandle Hook", it comes ashore as rain (and plenty of it!) in southern California, moves eastward to around the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, then hooks northeastwards, picking up a BUNCH of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, carrying it northwards to … US! It comes down as snow. After the big snow is over, it turns bloody cold as the Low passes us and brings down the winds from the Arctic. Sounds bad, but we get used to it.
Kinda.
Sorta.
The next ones are from a few years back; it was a warm, wet snow with big ol' flakes, and was really pretty. I just opened the kitchen window ("HEY!" from the living room) and leaned out to take these. I managed to capture some of the falling flakes, which is unusual.
der Wandersmann 
RedFreya
December 9, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I like to see a bit of snow (not too much though!). All we are getting in England is cold wet weather. I prefer bright frosty days.
risis1977
December 9, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I thought I love snow ;)Seems would be great to play with .Nice pics dW 😉
PainterWoman
December 10, 2009 at 12:12 am
The photos are great. Love that first one.This storm is what passed through my city Sunday night, I think it was. About 11:30pm we were blasted with 70 mph wind and rain. The wind was very unusual. We usually get the high winds during the summer monsoons. Nothing torn up in my neighborhood but a few trees were blown down in other areas. I love it when it rains here because we get it so seldom.
Zaphira
December 10, 2009 at 1:12 am
Snow is so pretty and white in the countryside. But it's not so pretty in the city, where it quickly turns brown and slushy and yucky. I like your snow pics! :up:
derWandersmann
December 10, 2009 at 10:12 am
Originally posted by RedFreya:
Last year, if I recall, you folks got hammered, at least in the South … my Scottish Lassie was saying that they had a relatively snowless Winter.Originally posted by risis1977:
Originally posted by PainterWoman:
Originally posted by Zaphira:
Thank you, thank you, thank you … :happy: Beware, Pam … you've got more coming! My two Lesbian sweeties in L.A. say that there are about three more of these stacked up in the Pacific track, heading for them … I reckon we'll know about it soon enough. We've got wind chills here of –20°F (~ –29°C) today … I said we were on the cold side of the Low, didn't I?
NefariousByway
December 10, 2009 at 10:12 am
A couple words I know you can…appreciate:Thunder snowlake effect snowchucklesI wanted this sooooo bad"used to"sortakindaI think an inch amount needs to be between those words.heh
ricewood
December 10, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Here, during the Climate Summit, only warm and rainy weather. And this is Scandinavia, Jeeez!
derWandersmann
December 10, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Knowing this planet's propensity for doing exactly what one doesn't expect, I'm surprised that you're not getting whiteout conditions and –40° (both scales) temps.
MrLeffe
December 14, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Beautiful snow pictures. Tonight we have snow and cold weatherTomorrow morning can be a surprice for us. 🙂 🙂
boban62
December 14, 2009 at 6:12 pm
🙂 Brrrrrrrrr….
RedFreya
December 21, 2009 at 6:12 am
I hope you have a good Christmas and the New Year is more happier for you. 🙂
persianweblog
December 31, 2009 at 10:01 pm
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solidcopper
January 1, 2010 at 12:01 am
I like the first three photos a lot.
derWandersmann
January 1, 2010 at 1:01 am
Thank you, SC.
solidcopper
January 1, 2010 at 1:01 am
You are welcome. Happy New Year!
RedFreya
January 1, 2010 at 5:01 am
I wish you a happy and good New Year. 🙂
PainterWoman
January 1, 2010 at 9:01 am
I wish for you a wonderful, healthy and prosperous New Year dW.
derWandersmann
January 1, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Thank you, thank you, thank you …And a Happy New Year to all of you, too.
boban62
January 2, 2010 at 6:01 am
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ssalonis
January 3, 2010 at 9:01 pm
I miss the snow..love the sound when you walk and it is really freezing crack-crack and the morning "paintings" on windows 🙂 Happy New year from all of us :hat:
Zephirine
January 7, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Ohhhh, so you don't have much snow, but at least that's enough to take some good shots! And your falling snow is more visible than mine!! :pI really like the atmosphere in pictures n. 1, 2, 3! :)Happy New Year!! :cheers:
wierdf
January 14, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Nice snowshots, good feeling!