Downright Giddy!

(This is a slight break from the barely-started Scotland posts.)

This winter that wasn't winter gave us next to no snow. Maybe two or three snows from October until April down where we live. The mountains didn't fare much better. In fact, most ski resorts struggled and had to make their snow just to stay open this year. Most closed the first weekend of April. Yikes.

All of that to say, when the snow finally arrived on Tuesday (May 5th), I was giddy. Everyone at work was so excited about snow that there was a party atmosphere. Usually, the thought of a May snow storm makes people cuss. This snow storm was celebrated.

We didn't get much at our place, only about 4" of the wet stuff, but it was amazing! I walked around before I left for work and took a few pictures. After work, I walked around and took a few more pictures, just to emphasize why I love our Colorado weather. These pictures were taken almost exactly twelve hours apart.

5:55 a.m.

5:49 p.m.

5:55 a.m.

5:49 p.m.

5:55 a.m.

5:49 p.m.

5:55 a.m.

5:49 p.m.

5:55 a.m.

5:49 p.m.

I imagine that the ground sighed and took a big, long drink of water. Sadly, this won't help our drought conditions for this year, but it was enough snow to make this year no longer the worst snowpack in history. Mom got about 2 feet of the heavy, wet stuff, and I love seeing the mountains wearing their coats of snow. Even the foothills have snow visible from our house, which feels like a breath of fresh air.

We had a hard freeze last night, but by the end of the day, we'll be back up into the 70s. The rule of thumb in Colorado is not to plant until after Mother's Day, and this is why. Having said that, I'm planting the hell out of my garden this weekend.