I noticed on my phone this morning that I had a weather warning. I opened it to check out what could be causing the red exclamation point. Wow! It was going to be a good one. And we’ve had such a mild winter for Chicago.
The report said that from 6:00 pm to 9:00 am we were under a Winter Advisory. Accumulations were expected to be 4 to 9 inches. Some ice was also expected.
I waited all day for snow. My desk at home is right next to the window and I normally watch the weather, squirrels, birds, and other activity out there. Right about 2:30, it started to rain, but it was light. Then my son came home and said it had started to snow. The next time I look out, there are large saucer-sized objects falling out of the sky!
I ran outside with my camera to try and capture this. I’ve never snowflakes that large. I’m not sure I’d call them saucer-sized (as in cup and saucer). No, they were the size of a small cowpie! You could almost hear a noise when they smacked down onto something. They were huge! They were ginormous!
Rick came out onto the deck to get a closer looker. I sent him to stand under one to capture it so I could get a good picture. Darn, the only one he got was in his hair and it was hard to tell what it was. It might have been bird poop from an albatross by the size of it. I took a picture anyway.
So we went back into the warmth of the house and stood at the front window watching these large, white, fluffy things coming down. They quickly coated the grass. After a bit, the size grew more in keeping with a snowflake that we all know and sometimes hate.
Sascha enjoyed the snow for a bit. I was surprised that she didn’t stay outside in the snow more. Of course, she had Rich at home all day. After attending a work event and staying a little later than intended, he decided to work from home today. Sascha was so happy to have her daddy around. She bothered him all day long.
Anyway, Sascha continue to enjoy her favorite activity, lapsitting. Anytime someone sits down, she launches into their lap. I’ve been trying to train her to ask and launch only by invitation. So far, it’s not working. She is very self-centered and thinks only of her own comfort. She only gets down when you make her or she just gets too hot to take it anymore.
Pictures today are of Sascha and her favorite activity with her favorite people:
