Looking out my 8th floor window while using my computer, it started snowing big flakes! I decided it was time to go visit Myrl as I might have to shovel her driveway first if I was lucky! Ü The big flakes hit the bus windshield and were so pretty! Even the dispatcher at C-tran got in the spirit and piped "White Christmas" over the radio for us. I was really enjoying myself! It is the first snow on Christmas Day since I moved here in 1985. It lasted one hour and ten minutes and nothing stuck on the streets which was good for drivers, I guess. These are the pitiful photos I got. Hopefully, we will get more snow here in the valley this winter. It is supposed to have snow flurries for several more days but who knows.
Pictures full of the kind of sentiment that the first snow always brings to mind. I especially liked the first one with the tracks leading into the distance. A mixture of peacefulness and thought...
Well, at least you saw the first snowfall. We seldom get much more than that. I'm so happy you were able to see family over the holidays. We've had a good celebration with extended family and are back home now. Tomorrow, I'll try to do some laundry, unpacking and putting away. Right now it is good to be back. I'm looking forward to a night in my own bed. Maybe I'll get back to blogging in a couple of days. Mama Bear
Paulie, I was visiting your blog and saw your photo titled "wall of leaves"... It is amazingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing your interesting life and your many talents. You are a blessing to many, especially me. GRITS
Paulie, I didn't know you had a blog. Now I can look at your pictures anytime I want! Thanks for mentioning it at t.net, otherwise I never would have found it!
I enjoyed reading your blog. Your sunset pictures are SO beautiful. I also enjoy reading Diana Mott Davidson's books. I have not read the last two. I have not really felt like reading for a while. I think I am ready to get back into it. I will have to look up her books at the library. Praline
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I LOVE MYSTERIES! But most of all I love mysteries with wonderful descriptions of snow in them. One such author that accomplishes this beautiful writing feature is Diana Mott Davidson and I look forward to her next mystery novel before it ever comes out. Since I was a very young child, I have enjoyed this genre.
Today, it is still my favorite. Now, I have found that I like the descriptions of snow that this author uses and I have written quotes from her books down to remind me.
When I locate my list of snow phrases, I will add them here so I have a permanant location to re-read them often. In the meantime, something kept me too busy from reading her latest novel called Dark Tort and I want to get that asap! All the books are about a caterer who has a son, is divorced and re-married to a cop AND she always solves a mystery connected to her catering and there is always snow in Denver. I wish I could write like her!
Found a few of them!
"Trees high and low were hung with glittering ribbons of snow."
"Sunbeams slanting through the pines and aspen branches winked off errant flakes."
"Out here in the boondocks, the snow is seductively pretty."
"Through the thickening swirl of snowflakes . . . "
"As if on cue, the snow began to flutter down again . . . "
There are more -- I just have to re-locate them. . . hmmmm. maybe a new re-read of each title would be in order!
My name is Paulie and I have several blogs. I started with "PostcardsfromPaulie" which is my main blog. I have gradually added others. "Turtle Place" is for a new project downtown that celebrates our heritage and one day will be a gathering place like it was many years ago.Vancouver's history. I intend to keep a photo graphic journal of a special house at From My View - the Kiggins House.
Living in Vancouver, WA, we have many historical homes and sites and our community is aware of the importance of our heritage. This home was built by the first Mayor of Vancouver and is on the National Historical Register. This year, it was moved from its original site and is being restored to be used as the personal home of the Bruce and Judy Woods family.
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Pictures full of the kind of sentiment that the first snow always brings to mind. I especially liked the first one with the tracks leading into the distance. A mixture of peacefulness and thought...
Thank you for your own kind words!
Wow! I can't imagine a white Christmas. It was pretty even if it wasn't much.
Well, at least you saw the first snowfall. We seldom get much more than that.
I'm so happy you were able to see family over the holidays.
We've had a good celebration with extended family and are back home now. Tomorrow, I'll try to do some laundry, unpacking and putting away. Right now it is good to be back. I'm looking forward to a night in my own bed.
Maybe I'll get back to blogging in a couple of days.
Mama Bear
We had a beautiful snowy Christmas...the most in 100 years I heard. Even a little bit is wonderful though as evidenced by your photos.
Paulie, I was visiting your blog and saw your photo titled "wall of leaves"... It is amazingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing your interesting life and your many talents. You are a blessing to many, especially me.
GRITS
Paulie, I didn't know you had a blog. Now I can look at your pictures anytime I want! Thanks for mentioning it at t.net, otherwise I never would have found it!
I enjoyed reading your blog. Your sunset pictures are SO beautiful.
I also enjoy reading Diana Mott Davidson's books. I have not read the last two. I have not really felt like reading for a while. I think I am ready to get back into it. I will have to look up her books at the library.
Praline
Oh, a White Christmas! The only way I get one of those is if I get confectioner's sugar all over the kitchen while making Christmas goodies! Ha!
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