Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Winter may not be officially here yet – at least, not according to the calendar – but residents of Hood Canal enjoyed a “winter wonderland” view when they awoke to an inch of snow on the ground Tuesday morning. It wasn’t enough snow to cause serious problems, just enough to make everything look beautiful and give students of the North Mason School District a delayed start to their school day.
And if weather forecasters are right (as they occasionally are), we could see more snow falling Wednesday night.
One nice thing about the snow in western Washington is that it doesn’t tend to hang around very long. We’ll get a few inches one night – just enough to give us a day off of work or school – and by the second day it’s pretty much back to life as usual. You may still see snow on the sides of the road, and remnants of snowmen melting in front yards, but rarely do temperatures stay cold enough to interfere with a quick return to our normal activities. And let’s face it, if you’re going to live in a place where it can snow, it doesn’t get much better than that!
