What does the first snow mean to you?

Sondra, I just got siding and scaffolding for my mom;s house in Wyoming  -- so snow means a challenge.  At the same time it is always so beautiful. Your photo of the statue is great. I guess you could say the snow has changed him into a pinto. 

It's great to see your post.  I've been gone quite a bit and am now back so i have been watching for you.  Have a great week.

Just a little early for snow but hey it's very pretty at the beginning of the season.  We lived in Durango for a few years and now we're working hard to get back over there.

Good morning Sondra. A charming post and picture. The first snow always reminds me that time is marching on and things change. Nonetheless, change is exciting. Snowfall is special.

Hi Sondra. I like the rare snows I get and the quietness of the snow falling and how the whole landscape is instantly transformed into like this winter wonderland. It is an enjoyable change of season from the non-snowy times. With the higher elevation areas I imagine the snow in the deepest part of winter can stay around a lot longer. That rearing horse sculpture looks to have been done by quite the talented artist in Don Green. Great pic as always.

Sondra--THRILLED to see you out and about and back on AR!  I've missed you very much. The pinto adjective, how creative of Gary. And "charming post"--yup. You also brought out the poet in Gary.

Having lived in Buffalo NY for the first 12 years of my life, I'm not QUITE as enamored. When it's as high as you are on the sides of the roads, it can be daunting and a bit less romantic after several months of it.

I hadn't thought about the first one. Hmmmm....layering (as in clothes!), watching the dogs bounce around in it, the purity of it and the quiet stark quality it brings out here...delicate--I think it can bring a pensiveness to the day. I am reading Thoreau's Walden and his chapter Winter Animals is the one I'm on right now. How apropos! 

I never mind the snow, but I hate the ice that we seem to get in the Ozarks.

Sondra,

Love the photo, love even more that I don't live where that happens! 

Great photo!  Yikes!   I just went trail riding 2 days ago in 60 degrees, still sunny here, but cold nights.

Hi Sondra,

The first snow gets me thinking about ski season!  I do like to get past Halloween before we see any snow in PA, but after that, I love the snow.

Lisa

Hi Sondra, I had my last snow days while I was stationed in Denver, CO back in the 80s. It's beautiful to see the snow come down, and have a warm cup of coffee by your fireplace. The only thing about the snow that I regret is having to get out there and shovel it so I could get to work every morning, I certainly don't miss doing that.

Hi Sondra~ Snow in Seattle means a city to myself!

With all of our hilly streets, Downtown Seattle was not built with snow in mind!

When it snowed here last year, we pretty much shut down for a few days while the salt trucks and snow plows got busy clearing way for folks to make their way back into the Emerald City...

I love the photograph.

Dolores and I had to cancel our planned weekend trip to Pennsylvania because of the early season snow.  We also got a lot of indoor work done over the weekend.

Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!

Spooky Flowers in Kentlands.  Photograph by Roy Kelley.  Canon PowerShot G11 Camera.

Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

Hi Sondra,

I have to change my answer.  I want to get past Halloween and have all the leaves off the trees before I see snow.  Then I love it!

Lisa

Hi Sondra - I don't like snow and am so glad it melts away between storms. But the first snowstorm does have a certain magic to it. I find myself madly trying to squeeze in garden cleanup time in the fall, so spring is less busy. But the first snowfall sets me free from that obsession. After the first snowfall whatever does still get done is just a bonus.

Well Sondra,

Cherise and I were walking the beaches in Florida (85 degree temps) when Colorado was being pelted by snow.  We were glad to dodge the first one.  However, as you know, Colorado does not disappoint as we await tomorrow's radical change in weather... g

Great picture. The blog roll is kind of slow tonight in new ones coming on and the topics that interest me. I'm going through and reading old blogs from friends on AR. We already have some snow. It's headed your way. Spring is taking a break and reminding us it's only mid March. Here's one of my chive plants holding it's own against the cold and snow. They are pretty hardy once they start to come up.