The view outside our home Saturday morning…
WOW! I woke up this morning to an honest-to-goodness blizzard around our house in southern Colorado! Fog, blowing snow and very little visibility here today. So glad we were warned, because I’m not sure we could get out even if we wanted to!
It started last night with an amazing thunderstorm around 8pm. Storms are exciting up here because we are at 7,000 feet, and pretty exposed to the elements. We had torrential rains for around an hour before it switched to big clumps of snowflakes.
This morning I had 1.4 inches of precipitation in my rain gauge, and I’m afraid most of the snow blew away over the top! I don’t even know what to estimate the depth of the snow at this morning. It has blown everywhere, and it’s too damn cold to hang out outside right now to measure.
Our view as of Monday morning…more snow on the way!!!
Whenever things like this happen I always think about the early inhabitants of this area who had no weather reports or any real warnings, no grocery stores and primitive sources of heat, transportation and communication. All they could do is hunker down and hope it passes soon.
If you have any interest, the book The Children’s Blizzard is a well-researched and written account of such a blizzard in 1888, that killed a number of immigrant children when a blizzard arrived suddenly and with no warning.
Adventures of the NEW Old Farts 
Oh my!!! Your picture is beautiful but I am happy it is finally sunny and 60 here!!
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Likewise from Brooklyn, NY!
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Ughhh..I don’t envy you! I saw on the AP this morning that Colorado could get up to 4 feet in places! Stay warm!
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I live in Denver but am in Las Vegas. Missing the snow…well not MISSING it. Just missing it.
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This will all melt really fast and then we will have lots of beautiful wildflowers this spring! I’ll post pictures!
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I have a friend (self-employed) in Florida who has had to fly to Denver each week since the beginning of the year. She flies to Denver on Monday and flies back home on Friday. She had a hard time getting out yesterday, but it would seem she was most fortunate. I would find it hard to deal with the extremely changeable weather you get in the Rockies but – well, those spring wildflowers should be gorgeous. I look forward to pictures.
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Isn’t April weather filled with surprises. Loved the nice, clean lay out of your website.
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Ugh! We had snow last weekend, but not a blizzard. So happy for the warm, sunny weekend we are enjoying. Hope spring heads your way, soon!
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I lived in Boulder for decades and I will never forget a May 5th snowstorm of three feet! I went skiing in the foothills. Glad you are safe and warm. 🙂
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As I stand in my house – – grateful to have a home – – and look at the rain pouring down outside I think I might rather have snow? 🙂
Grew up on the East Coast where we had school delays and cancellations from snow. Here in Austin we had a delay this morning due to rain (!)
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In my opinion, it’s all good. We really need the moisture. It’s our only safe guard against wildfires around here! And besides it’s so beautiful when it’s coming down…
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The snow looks beautiful but I am very thankful it is just a picture. I will stick to my warm and sunny South Carolina, stay safe!
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We’re definitely staying safe…nowhere to go and no way to get there!
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