We moved to Beaverton, Oregon in July and it was HOT. I mean it was really HOT!!! Then came the amazing Autumn season with glorious changing colors and temperatures going from hot to warm to cool to quite chilly! Now it is winter and it is quite cold at times but no SNOW. We haven't had a bit of snow. The news channels talk about chains and snow tires. They show piles of gravel and salt waiting and ready. They show lines and lines of snow plows and de-icing machines ready to attack the first appearance of snow - but nothing!
Monday night we kept hearing about snow predictions over 500 feet or over 1000 feet but we have no idea what our altitude is in Beaverton. Believe me it seems like more than 1000 feet as we climb the stairs to our amazing home!!! I was excited and kept peeking out to see if it was snowing - nope! Finally, I walked out to the edge of the balcony and below me the cars were covered with - yep - SNOW!
We woke up to a winter wonderland - seriously, just breathtaking. So I will let the pictures speak for themselves. Next time it snows we may just leave the house and explore our surroundings and share!!!
Oh yeah - the Canada geese are getting out of here as quickly as they can. It seemed like they might be able to winter here but not anymore. We expect 5 days of snow next week - YES!!!
Gabi
