Well, darn ... you fooled me! :-) Saw your subject line and thought 'Aha -- Richard has posted some pretty ice and snow photos'! Just for that you owe me ;-)

Yeah, that was a rotten trick. I've been checking for any snow pics from you.

I wanted ya'll to know I thought about it. Would have been a really good one, but, ha, that 30 something below chill factor drained the ambition right out of me!

All in all we've had a warm dry and not too "scenic" winter so far.

I'll try to make up for this post soon. ;)

Awww Richard, with that kind of chill factor we forgive you.

However, *I* braved wind, ice, and snow to get this picture ;-)

That's the faithful little four nerve daisy (that blooms all winter) bowing to the smattering of snow we had in S.A. last night.

There wasn't even enough snow to look pretty.

Well that is a pretty little scene Roselee. Thanks for braving it and getting it for us! (Was the hot toddy for a warmer upper good?!)

Oh, did I mention the snowy mountains peaks that had to be climbed to get that photo of the rare daisies?

Afterwards the large cups of tea with yak butter offered by the Himalayan guides while sitting around their camp fire was quite warming, especially to the near frost bit fingers :-)

Well, I didn't have to climb any snowy mountain peaks like Roselee did. In fact, I took these in my robe. The fact the windchill factor was literally about 60 degrees warmer this snow than last, probably had something to do with these getting taken and posted!

These were taken this morning just before the sunrise while it was snowing lightly:

Our wind chill was only five below, RC, but that was too much for this heat loveing gal. However, since I did have to go out to feed the donkeys anyway, I took a few shots of my frozen pond with snow on top of it. Wish I knew how to post a slide presentation, but alas, I am not that computer literate, so will just have to TELL you about it.

https://picasaweb.google.com/Thalia1957/SnowFeb62011D90#

https://picasaweb.google.com/Thalia1957/SnowFeb62011KMZ6#

Beautiful photos, RC. I wish I could have just enjoyed looking at your photos, and not have had the actual experience...........LOL

Thanks. We're supposed to get 3 or 4 more inches tomorrow and Wednesday... along with a lo of 7 and 20-30MPH winds --- don't be expecting any new ones from that go-round!

Unfortunately, we are getting more snow from that storm as well...........

Those are great pictures.
roselee, are those 4 nerves in the snow? I really have to get some more of those. I only have one rinky one. Yours look good even blasted by ice.

That blue sky is so beautiful but it even looks cold.

Carrie, I don't wanna think about any more ice. I barely made it to work Saturday and about had a heart attack on the way there. Think WARM thoughts maybe it will work.

PJ, those four nerve daisies are somethin' else. They popped right back up and kept blooming!

Richard, first you show us an Elvis blue Christmas and now we know why they call it a 'blue' norther. Great photos. And you hardly had to step out the front door to get them. No mountains to climb like me ;-)

Looks like you traveled a little farther to get the pictures on your links. Those are great!!!! But one of them showed me what your problem is -- you need to take down that "Welcome Winter" sign and bury it somewhere! If you don't then Carrie is gonna' come over and shoot it full of holes. LOL!

You got that right, Roselee, maybe this week-end IF we thaw out enough for me to get there.

You could be right about the "Welcome Winter" guy. After this one, he definitely comes DOWN:

Today:into the teens by 5pm. Winds 20 to 30 mph. Some higher gusts upwards of 40-50 mph will be possible. Wind chill values will drop into the single digits by this afternoon too.Tonight - Blowing Snow Low 3...�***WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY*** ***POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE NEAR-WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING!

Thank you for not letting as much of the white stuff come my way, but that wind is bone chilling.