A hazy shade of winter

So we had a little snow yesterday...very little. Big fat flakes came down for about 90 minutes. We got only a trace of snow on the ground, then it turned to sleet (or "sleets" as the anonymous voice over on the Weather Channel forecast says), then it turned to all rain. I think it rained all night.

It was a nasty nasty morning out there, about 34 degrees and raining hard. But it was rain, for which we are thankful. With J gone, I had morning bus stop duty and it was so nasty that I actually drove A to the bus stop, to which I am usually fundamentally opposed.

When the rain stopped, the sky was still that hazy shade of winter. Excellent song, by the way and rare for me, I actually liked the Bangles' cover of the original Simon and Garfunkel version.

"Hang onto your hopes my friend
That's an easy thing to say
But if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend
That you can build them again.

Look around
Leaves are brown
There's a patch of snow on the ground."

Bring it on

My aversion to winter precipitation is well-known. I often tell people that the reason I don't live up north anymore is because I can't take winter. Cold is fine but I am not fond of frozen water that falls from the sky.

But now that we are in a severe drought, I will take water in any form I can get it. Today's forecast is a 50% chance of rain, possibly mixed with sleet, after 1 pm. Tonight it gets better: a 100% chance of rain (is it still a "chance" if the probability is 100%?) possibly mixed with sleet, mixing with freezing rain after 1 am. The low will be around 33. And although the forecast says little or no ice accumulation is expected and little or no snow accumulation is expected, I say go ahead - bring on the snow!

J will be in Greensboro tonight, returning midday tomorrow. So if we get a bit of snow that closes down the area until temps rise tomorrow, so what? A and I will enjoy the weather, stay warm and have a good time. So bring it on!