Appalachian Adventures

[Geo]

Spring is so full of life and promise, though.  Disgusting season.

    Yeah, that's a great part of the appeal. The tree pollen, not so much.

Forests contain much less grass, so they're heaven to me.

[Rusty Edge]

I'm allergic to grass, too.

[Buster's Uncle]

Me too.

[Buster's Uncle]

Geo, it sleeted enough Sunday night to build up about an inch, and it's snowing as I type.  Your timing was perfect.

[Buster's Uncle]

The snow let up after an hour or so of flurries without accumulating, and the sun's back out.  -For now.

[Geo]

Geo, it sleeted enough Sunday night to build up about an inch, and it's snowing as I type.  Your timing was perfect.

Yeah, I was starting to wonder after seeing a news item yesterday where a camera team was almost overrun by a slipped car in Virginia.

If its any consolation, its dry here but with a stiff breeze at around 30-34 °F - and the heater at work malfunctioned, and after repairs the technician announces the fuel tank was empty - cause of the pump that broke down.

[Buster's Uncle]

I take no comfort in you being cold, too.

[Geo]

Thank you. 

But whatever they say in Westeros, Spring will come.
Which reminds me. You should've seen the clear sky here. Then you'd realize how much better views you have. I couldn't even spot Mars tonight.

[Buster's Uncle]

It's more cloudy than not this week, and colder than there, apparently; I haven't seen Mars either...

[Buster's Uncle]

It snowed 4 inches overnight.

[Buster's Uncle]

It's more than half melted now.  These were taken just after dawn - and the snow cream was delicious.

[Rusty Edge]

Beautiful!

[Geo]

I missed the snow?
Snow creme? Had a change of breakfast?

[Buster's Uncle]

Snow crème = sort of  a thick vanilla milkshake stirred together with snow.  I gather city people don't do this for lack of clean snow.

[Rusty Edge]

Snow crème = sort of  a thick vanilla milkshake stirred together with snow.  I gather city people don't do this for lack of clean snow.

We used to do this, too, when I was a kid.  I think it was made with sweetened condensed milk, among other things. Stirred with a hand cranked eggbeater. Topped with Hershey's chocolate syrup. You had to eat it quickly because it would melt quickly, but that was never a problem.