This past Friday to Saturday we had 15 inches of snow where I live. Tonight a blizzard warning with whiteout conditions is in effect for late tonight through noon Tuesday. According the the lovely meteorologists the snow is supposed to start this afternoon (haven't seen any yet) and we are to get 2-5 inches today and tonight. Strong winds at 35mph are supposed to come with it (nary a wisp yet) and travel is to become dangerous. We are supposed to get another 2-5 inches overnight into tomorrow. Then arctic air is coming on its heels with temps going to -20 degrees. Chicagoans know if those temps rise again to the 20's expect snow and lots of it.
Ok, let's interpret this forecast. For those of us living in Chicago, our meteorologists are not known for their predictions. Last Friday and Saturday we were only supposed to get 2-5 inches period. We got 15. Temps were forecasted to warm up then get cold. Didn't get over 20 some (don't call that warm). Can't say for the cold yet as it hasn't appeared. Did you know that the Blizzard of 79 was initially predicted for 2 inches of snow? I seem to remember my Toyota Celicia totally buried in a parking lot and since I couldn't remember where exactly I had parked (all landmarks were buried in snow), hubs and I had to unbury each car to check the color before finding a copper brown one (mind you it had to be done by hand since we didn't know how far to go in with the shovel and didn't want to dent any car). We unburied it only to find out it wasn't mine. We unburied 10 cars before finding mine so I could get to work.
So, so much for any prediction for Chicago. I will wait and see. In the meantime, enjoy some pics I took from Friday and Saturday.
A forest preserve we passed on the way to inlaws.
I call this one - how high can snow be piled?
These are our bushes:
This is the birdfeeder in the middle of the yard at inlaws house. It stands 8 feet off the ground.
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