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CoSprings: Snow Baby ... Snow

December 16, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °F

Since our arrival in Colorado Springs in mid-November, mom and Aylin have been hoping for snow. A lot of it. You see, where they live in İzmir, Turkey, it doesn't snow ... except perhaps for a light frosting on the tippy-top of the nearby mountains. And even that doesn't stay on the ground for long.

Well, we've had a couple of snow events, but nothing of the magnitude they were hoping for. There was quite a bit of snow at the end of November, but the sidewalks were too icy for us to safely venture out and play in the white stuff. We got lucky the second time around.

Our second snowstorm since returning home started yesterday afternoon. By this morning there was more than 3" accumulated ... I know because the snow clearing crew showed up before 7:00a. While there was definitely 3"+ in the driveway, no way to really know total accumulation from the storm since the wind blew the white stuff helter-skelter in every direction.

At least this time the skies cleared quickly and with no ice on the ground, we were able to go out for a stroll to enjoy the wonder of winter.Read more