A white Christmas

Unless you have been sequestered from all mass media this weekend, you know we got some snow. And since it's going to be below zero for the next few days, it isn't going anywhere any time soon, so it's safe to say we'll be having a white Christmas.

I bundled up and ventured out in our neighborhood today to take some pictures. Not because I wanted to document the 5th largest storm to hit the Twin Cities (the airport got 20 inches), but because I was fascinated with the drifts! Here's what 40 mph wind gusts will do:

^ You can see the grass under that tree...!

^Mother Nature created this little path around the side of our house, just in case we want to go in the backyard (we don't).

And here is what a lot of snow looks like:

^Our snowbanks - perfect for tunnel-digging. If only Zach liked snow. If only the high for tomorrow was a teensy-bit more than 2 degrees. The second picture is the empty house next door, complete with buried fire hydrant.

^The view from our back door. Koskie is going out the front door these days.