Yesterday (Friday, February 22, 2019): Our Arizona back yard (north of Fountain Hills). Heavy wet snow caused quite a bit of damage to trees in our area.
Today (Saturday, February 23): View from our roof top patio – The Foothills just north of us.
I’m not going to complain about the cold weather and snow we’ve had here this month. It is vastly warmer than our northern home in Alberta. We are, however, flying back to Alberta for a few weeks to attend a few family events. It is still pretty cold there, but the upside is Alberta home heating systems are vastly superior! I won’t need to be sitting in my chair with a couple blankets and a heating pad, waiting for the furnace to take the chill off the room!
What has your winter been like this year?
Amusives 
Snow, rain and freezing rain. The driveway (200′ long) is a skating rink. Fields everywhere are sheer ice; farmers are having to keep their animals in. They’re predicting high winds (>100kmph) tomorrow throughout Ontario. CRAZY!
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I’m hoping the cold spell breaks next week. We’ll be back in Alberta for a short visit…
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I noticed Al Gore isn’t anywhere to be seen. He’s probably spewing CO2 somewhere over the south Pacific
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“In an ironic twist, while making a speech on global warming, Al Gore froze to death.” -Amy Poehler –
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Our winter started out cold….stayed cold…now it turned snowy…very snowy with more expected along with below zero temps and wind. It is going to be interesting. It is probably typical Iowa. I will say it is pretty and so very white.
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This explains the very white cookies you recently posted the recipe for!
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That’s actually a good point I hadn’t considered. We are suitably prepared for the cold. Brrr! Hope you stay warm!
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Our AZ house has two air conditioners that try to act like furnaces, but it isn’t their strong suit.
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That’s an amazing amount of snow for that area! The foothills are just gorgeous!
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It has been a magic few days. The snow really makes the mountains look far more majestic. It’s been interesting, what with the heavy rains, flash floods, then snow.
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Those are photos I didn’t imagine I would see! Snow and cacti.
Our winter here in southern California has been a bit chillier and damper than I had expected after living in the UK – but at least we are getting blue skies a lot of the time, which is always a pleasure.
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What I remember most about living in the UK was that warming up the house took days, not hours (like here in AZ) or minutes (in Alberta)!
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And when you finally get it warm and toasty, the weather is beginning to warm up anyway! 😀
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Yesterday it was 35 degrees, today was windy and it’s now -27. Make up your mind, MInnesota! 😀
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It sounds like winter in the northern States and Canada has been brutal, with just enough ‘better’ weather to give people hope that spring will eventually arrive!
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The snow did make for a beautiful backdrop. A rare treat for this part of the country. But I hear ya on trying to stay warm!
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We have friends staying in a trailer in Yuma. They said the weather was not making their stay there the best they had ever had! Fortunately, the weather seems to be quickly returning to normal (though we are in Alberta for a few weeks where the forecast is for more snow and another spell of sub-sub-freezing temps.)
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It is finally warming and returning to the weather we love and expect in the valley of the sun. Hopefully you’ll be returning because the poppies and lupines are out in full force. So pretty!
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We were out taking pictures of poppies and lupines today. All this rain has turned our part of the foothills into a blanket of green and orange and purple and yellow mostly.
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