You all know we had a wild
week here last week, rain, hail, lots of snow, lots of wind , thunder
and lightning. The stupid weather people were saying we were going to
get about 1.5in. on the coast when I already had about 5in. on my back
porch! The next day they were saying we got record snow of 5-6 in. Duh,
ya think? I told my bf I think I need to be the weather person cuz the
ones they hired are always soooooo off. But that pic up there was the
next morning after the snow storm. It was more but got beat down by rain
and hail overnight. But even so, look at the measurement, 4in the very
next morning of what was left.
This is the pine tree you often see in pics in my
backyard. The snow was so wet and heavy, this tree was almost bent over.
It was like that all over. We heard tree limbs snapping and falling in
the woods. There was even one right next to my bf's car in the driveway.
Thank God it didn't hit his car.
This is what was left of the lil snowman I made the day before. The rain wore him down and he looked like a freak the next day.
As you can see we needed boots to get around here. It got
pretty deep for the coast. Yes I know in some areas of the country this
is nothing. I grew up in NJ and this would be called a dusting lol. But
here for the Oregon coast, this is alot because we rarely even get
snow. My dog would not go out there. She would go as far as the top step
and not go further. Guess I have a wussy CA. dog. lol
My frozen garden. There were herbs growing in that middle
bed and artichokes on the left but everything was buried even deeper in
the beds.
And this shot was really hard to get cuz the mountain and
the sky were almost the same color. But I don't recall ever seeing it
snow-capped. I had to PS it a bit to bring out the colors so you could
see it. This is what it looked like to me, it just didn't show in the
shot till I did that. That's on the far side of the lake down the street
from me, not very far at all. I was stunned to see it.
Yesterday I went to get eggs from the egg lady S. She
told me the day of the storm that a tree had fallen across her road
before the snow hit. She called a friend to help her cut it and remove
it. She has an elderly mom she cares for so she needed to get that done
in case something happened. Yesterday I went the back road around the
lake and saw how much damage was really done due to this storm. I saw
trees and branches down all over everywhere. I haven't really been out
much since the storm except to the grocery store down the street. I was
shocked to see all this everywhere. It was really bad out there. Now I
understand why we had power failures all over. In fact going to her
house there was couple trucks in front me going to do more work .
This was the tree that fell by the egg lady's house. It
was at least a foot wide. Looks like they just cut the part off that was
in the road cuz I saw big chunks of it closer to her house. Everywhere I
went on the back roads I saw stuff like this. There were still trees
falling over that were just hanging over the streets. They would get
caught in other trees or just stopped and hung there. Don't know if the
city will be working on them or not but I hope so cuz some looked
dangerous.
This was coming back from her house. As you can see in many areas it very wooded, with very tall trees of every kind.
As I came around the bend to her house (this is on the
way home, I took this shot), I almost ran into this tree. A HUGE branch
was laying across the road, still attached to the tree but bent to the
ground. It doesn't look it here but it covers half the road. This is the
scene I saw everywhere. On one side street I take to go home some lost a
massive tree in their backyard. I couldn't see it all but the trunk end
was cut and laying in the open driveway. There are a couple houses
right there. I couldn't see if it hit any but I bet it did. This tree
was so huge it would take 3 people to hug that trunk. I was stunned.
This
storm was bad but it was much worse than even I knew. I am very blessed
to be where I am . I think the hill blocks alot of the wind from my
house Those trees have stood for a long time.....longer than I have been
around. And so I go out there and thank them for protecting us. I said
to my bf the other day...we are in a weird spot. I am protected from
tsunamis by being on a very high hill and yet because of that hill, when
it snows even a bit, we are stuck here. My bf tried to get out of the
driveway when it was snow covered to go call work at a pay phone to let
them know we had no power etc. But he had a really hard time getting
out of the driveway.
We don't own chains or snow tires. Truly
there's no need for that here. But our driveway slopes down towards the
house so he has to back up, up hill. He was slipping and sliding all
over and almost didn't get out. And then there's the hill..........while
town may be melted and passable, we most times are not. It stays colder
here and icy so we cant get down the hill. Its been a weird week for
sure...........and today is Spring. Its cold and going to be raining all
week. Wheres my SPRING?
The weather advisory was lots
of wind with gusts up to 80mph, We got those last night and today. It
said high surf of seas up to 25ft. And then lots of rain. By the time my
bf got home.......this started. Coming down so hard and fast.
Later on this is how the porch started to look, Its very wet but its sticking. And it keeps coming and coming.
Awhile later this is what I saw, the yard is starting to be covered. Coming down like nobody's business.
Look at the trees getting
covered so fast. This was maybe 25 min. after the snow started. As you
can see on the railings its starting to pile up some.
So I decided to make the
first snowman of the season!!! And here it is almost 8:30pm......and the
snow has eased a bit but still coming down. So far looks like we got
2in. They say this is a huge storm and it will continue till morning.
Who knows what we will find by then. I just know .......its coffee day
again dammit and I wont be able to go. Ill slide right down this hill
with this out there. However, If the snow is deep enough and I cant go
to coffee,,,,I am going to get my boots and mittens out and go make a
real big snowman!!!
In the middle of the night I
woke up to the sound of some pretty good hail hitting the skylights.
Then it started to sort of rain/snow and I saw it accumulating on the
skylight. So I went back to sleep.
When I got up the skylight was all covered so I went to
look out my bedroom window and this is what I saw! A winter
wonderland!!! so pretty.
I took the dog out to do her business and brought my camera with me.
Good thing I didn't plant anything yet. The garden is covered.
Looks like maybe an inch of snow. I know its not alot but its alot for where I live.
Thru my windows overlooking the mtns.
And then the sun was trying to come out...so I figured it was done and will melt soon. And it did start to melt.
So I ran around trying to get pictures fast cuz I figured
it would be gone soon. This is the front yard looking out from the man
cave.
The crocuses were blooming last week and now are covered in snow but I love this picture.
And then it started to snow again........hard! It kept
getting harder and now the sun is out again. Gonna be a weird day but I
love it. Guess Ill make soup today.
Its sticking to my back deck screens.
The sun is
out now and its stopped but Ill bet it will be like this all day. And
that's ok. I am grateful for a gas fireplace that I don't have to go
outside and cut wood for, I am grateful that the house is stocked up too
so I don't have to go to the store. I am grateful that we can stay
inside today and just enjoy it and be warm and safe. This kind of
weather is a soup day so I think Ill do just that.
