I keep hearing reports of places around the country getting snow – some of which usually don’t get a lot.  In fact, this doesn’t even apply to just the US, as my friend in Dublin recently received several inches of the wet white stuff.  I also, fairly regularly, hear about snow falling in the high country, snarling traffic, increasing avalanche danger, etc.  However, when I look out my window I see dry grass and leaf-less trees.  It looks like it should be winter, but feels more like autumn (yes, yes, I do know that according to the calendar it technically is still autumn.  But in Colorado, winter typically lasts from October-April).

So far this year we have had a measly 2.0-inches of snow fall at our house…in mostly 1/2-inch increments. This time last year we already had 31.5-inches!  That is a BIG difference (stinkin’ La Nina)!  I had a fun idea for a family photo opp that would involve us all wearing Santa hats and posing in the snow…only in order to actually find snow, we would have to drive 2+ hours (depending on ski traffic).  No thank you!

Granted, since I commute appx. 90 miles (round-trip) 5-days a week, I don’t mind having to deal with snow-packed and icy roads.  However, it would be nice for it to look and feel a little bit more like Christmas.

I truly think Colorado is having a California identity crisis this year given the many destructive brush fires and the lack of snow.  And when it does decide to snow at my house this year, who wants to place bets that it will be when I’m in California?

Alas, no snow for the family picture, but Logan did get to meet Santa this past weekend, so that mostly (kinda, sorta) makes-up for it (at least temporarily).