One day wonder

It was the strongest snow storm Seattle has seen in over five years. It was beautiful to watch all morning from the comfort of home. I pulled up the blinds to let in the lovely snow light and made bean soup for dinner.

Right before noon when the snow finally ended, immense snowflakes started falling, an inch or so in diameter.  Apparently this happens when flakes begin their melting process and then stick together in clusters on the way down. It was surreal.

But the heavy snow was too much for trees that toppled over, causing damage and power outages around the city. Our poor suffering olive tree was smaashed to the ground. I went out with a broom and smacked the snow off, adding insult to injury.

It's still below freezing this morning, but everything has recovered.  In fact, we're going right from winter to spring. Bam. Thursday should be above 50 and pouring rain.

 Here's a bit of weather history.  January 31, 1950 stands as Seattle's coldest reading in history. No wimpy cold blast since has come close to that brutal winter 67 years ago.

Walking on ice at Alki Beach.

January 14, 1950