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Colorado Snowstorm — My Photos

October 29, 2009 By: Patricia

I took a snow day yesterday. I finished reading The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville (which I highly recommend for thriller fans), took a nap, and avoided work, which is why there was no blog post earlier this morning.

We cancelled our travel plans for the weekend. And I took a few photos so I could show off our gorgeous Northern Colorado weather. This shot on the right is a bit of whimsy that ended up all over me when I opened the gate this morning.

Here’s the rest of the story. Earlier this week there was a spectacular sunrise:


Late Tuesday evening the snow began to fall:


By Wednesday morning we had plenty of snow on the ground and the forecast of more to come:

By this morning, when I stepped outside to get the paper and take a few more photos, the silence was incredible. With the deep blanket of snow on the ground, no traffic, no wind, and not one single branch snapping under the weight of the snow, it was a special moment. We don’t get to hear that kind of quiet very often these days.

Our official total snowfall so far is close to twenty inches. Since the wind is picking up, and is especially fierce to the east of I-25, roads are closing and drifts are growing. Where we live near the foothills in Northern Colorado, however, the snow may have run its course. It will be sunny over the weekend, and we’ll be out and about in sweatshirts instead of overcoats and mufflers. In the meanwhile, this is what it looks like today:

Note the depth of the snow on the flat bird feeder to the left compared to the Wednesday photo above left.

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Comments

  1. Rayna M. Iyer says

    October 30, 2009 at 12:54 am

    If they are not the most gorgeous photographs I have ever seen!!!
    Wish I could spend a Fall and Winter in Colorado. Haven’t ever seen even snow 🙁

  2. Brian, the old man says

    October 29, 2009 at 10:22 pm

    I love your photographs. I remember all the snow we use to get in my youth. Now living in Georgia I don’t get to see it too often. I miss it when I see beautiful photos like these.

    Have a great weekend and Happy Halloween!

  3. Carol Kilgore says

    October 29, 2009 at 9:40 pm

    Your birdfeeder is wearing a top hat. Beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing.

  4. Elizabeth Bradley says

    October 29, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    Wow what a snowfall. It’s sunny here and about 70 degrees, and everyone thinks it’s cold! Enjoy, love the beautiful photos.

  5. Jeanie says

    October 29, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    Beautiful pictures. I made it out yesterday, a day early because I was afraid the airport would really be a mess today. I know what you mean by the snow and the quiet…it is really wonderful.

  6. Margot Kinberg says

    October 29, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    Oh, thanks for sharing these!! They are *gorgeous!* I so miss winter….

  7. Patricia Stoltey says

    October 29, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    Terry, you know you’re gonna love the snow when you’re living here in Colorado (although maybe not so much in October).

  8. Terry Odell says

    October 29, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    It’s 5:30 pm here. It’s 89 degrees.

  9. Karen Walker says

    October 29, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    Ooh, I’m jealous. It’s snowing in Albuquerque right now, but it won’t last more than a few hours, and it won’t stick down in the valley where I live. Only on the mountains. You live in a slice of heaven, Patricia.
    Karen

  10. Elspeth Antonelli says

    October 29, 2009 at 1:45 pm

    What beautiful photos! I never get tired of the sight of snow on tree branches. It’s poetry.

    Elspeth

Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. Read More…

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