Ottakee Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 On Wednesday afternoon we hosted friends to come and ride our horses with 6 of their kids. We were out in short sleeves and comfortable. .........Less than 48 hours later the schools are all closed and we have 8 inches of heavy snow on the ground. First picture is of my girls getting the snow off our horse fencing. It was so weighed down with snow that it was touching the ground in spots. Second picture is of my trail ride today on my new horse. We only got a little ways as most of the trail is narrow and the tree branches were hanging so low with snow that we were both plowing through it and getting covered with snow. Gotta love Michigan weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Jealous! We got a cold snap, too--it was 26 this morning--and a teeny tiny bit of flurries but otherwise clear and cold and windy. And no snow. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Beautiful! We, too had high temps just two days ago. We had our first snowfall overnight . . . about 5 inches. PE today consisted of kids clearing the steps and driveway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 This is only our 2nd real snow of the year---about 60 inches below many years. Most of the time it has been bare ground. It was beautiful out Wednesday with temps in the 50s. Now today it is beautiful out with temps about 30 (so really not that cold) and beautiful fresh snow. This was only my 2nd solo trail ride on my new horse and only our 4th time out. He did great but likes to WALK and not bother about slowing down for me to move branches out of the way-----so we were both covered in snow as you can see by his picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Yup! I posted this on Facebook last year. The first picture was taken on Friday. We were at my ds' baseball game. It was FREEZING!!!! Raining, in the high 30s. Here is dd: Here we are on Monday at our local pool: That's my ds Andrew doing the flip off the diving board. The difference was THREE DAYS!!!! Oh and on this side of the state, we have only a dusting of snow. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Jennifer -- THAT is amazing -- but I shouldn't be surprised -- we have the same situations here. I never am okay with packing seasonal clothes away. It was 62 here yesterday -- gorgeous. 34 here today and blustery. NO SNOW!!!!!! I am sad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 You can have the rest of our snow. We had 6-8 inches and it is still snowing. Likely only 1-2 more but it does make chores more difficult. It is still beautiful on the trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houseofkids&pets Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 We have had quite a bit of snow accumulate overnight too. My kids were so happy to finally be able to go sledding today for the first time this winter. They are used to having snowy winters and were disappointed by our spring-like weather recently (however, I loved it!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 You can have the rest of our snow. We had 6-8 inches and it is still snowing. Likely only 1-2 more but it does make chores more difficult. It is still beautiful on the trees. WE'll take it! We've had nothing this winter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Wednesday I was outside with DD, working on building her bookcase. We were wearing regular clothes and light fleece jackets and were very comfortable (temps near 50). This morning we woke up to 6" of snow and got another 6" during the day. We're due another 3-5" tonight, so says the weatherman. Granted, the snow is much more normal for us this time of year than 50 and sunny. But it's a shock, to be sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Four days of 45 degrees. Today, high was 17, with windchill 5, snow on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Jealous! We got a cold snap, too--it was 26 this morning--and a teeny tiny bit of flurries but otherwise clear and cold and windy. And no snow. :glare: Sounds like Cincinnati; Lots of hype. The news last night was all about snow. We got up this morning hoping for snow and there was barely a dusting. My girls were really ticked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 It is STILL snowing and we go another 4 inches or so overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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