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After escaping the worst of the forecast terrible weather on Sunday, we have near blizzard conditions here at the Aerie today. According to Accuweather.com (they may have to change that name) as late as Saturday morning, we were supposed to get hammered with cold and snow on Sunday. Didn’t happen. We had almost no wind, some drizzle/showers and temps into the upper 30s.

But overnight that changed. The winds came howling out of the north to meet the warm moist air from the Atlantic. Temperatures are in the mid to low 20s, not counting the wind chill. We have between 3 and 5 inches of snow on the ground now and more is expected all today and into tonight. (It was supposed to be over by noon today with the sun coming out late. HA!) It’s difficult to get an accurate measure because the 30-40 mph winds are blowing many surfaces clear and much of the falling snow is horizontal. When it is over (sometime tonight they now say) we may have between 8 and 12 inches.

The winds are playing havoc with the poor birds feeding on the deck. If they are airborne at the wrong moment, they get blown toward/into the glass windows. The cats love it. The birds have nearly emptied the feeders and I will have to traipse out there in a bit to restock their food supply. Hey, it’s cheep entertainment. (Sorry about that.)

Don't knock the weather. If it didn't change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn't start a conversation.

Kin Hubbard(1868 - 1930)