Winter Storm

We're under a winter storm warning:

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH TONIGHT...BECOMING
HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

Here's a picture that is linked to the gallery with other photos:

From Thanksgiving Piko and Snow 11-30

There's a couple cute pics of Piko in there, as well as a few from Thanksgiving Dinner. It was a nice long weekend. I needed the break!

Stay safe, warm, and dry! :)

Yep, winter is here

What's that white powdery stuff falling from the sky???

I even lit a fire in the fireplace. Cold outside, but cozy and warm in here. Oh, and the Packers are losing to the Vikings. Let's hope they can get their act together in the 2nd half of the game.

Almost Winter

Took this picture the other day:



I think all the leaves are gone now. It's cold and rainy/snowy outside today. Nothing's sticking on the ground, though. My car was covered in snow this morning. Glad I didn't have to scrape all the ice off and head out to work.

The maple tree in my yard finally decided to start changing color. And a few days after that, more than half the leaves are gone; scattered around on the ground waiting for a rake. Here's a pic of the tree:



I think the cold weather is here to stay. *sigh*

A rainbow

Here's a picture of a rainbow I saw yesterday while I was at Kmart.



It was pretty awesome. I used to see rainbows almost every day when I lived Hawaii. Now it's a REALLY rare occasion.

I'm moping and getting used to being alone again. Heather was here from Saturday until Wednesday. She stayed here 3 of those 4 nights. It was so good to have her around even if it was only for a little while!

I took Monday off work and we went down to visit my folks, and to shop at Gurnee Mills. It was great! Although I have to admit, I'm still sore from all the walking. We got out the door and on the road before realizing the wheelchair battery was still in the garage. DOH!

Anyway, I'm glad it's Friday and I can be lazy. I'm tired, still not used to the time change (keep waking up at 5am,) and I wanna drink more rummy cokes.

Laterzzzzzz.... :)

Sunrise and Daylight Saving Time

Did you all remember to turn your clocks back an hour last night? I didn't... ;) Woke up this morning thinking, "oh boy I slept until 8 a.m.!" I went outside for a smoke, and the sunrise looked soooo cool. So when I got back inside, I took this picture from my bedroom window:



It would have been better 5 minutes earlier, but I didn't think to bring my camera outside when I first went out. Amazing how fast the sunrise can change, becoming almost too bright for a picture.

I realized it wasn't as late as I thought when I finally sat down at my computer to read email. There it was, lower right corner of the screen, 7:15!! Later I'll go around the apartment and change all the other clocks. Today is the day that reminds me I own far too many clocks for one person. :)

Election time on Tuesday. Remember to vote early, and vote often. *sigh*