Well, that "wintry" storm predicted for Saturday seemed to have been a fizzle; most of the day was drizzling rain with temperatures hovering around high 40s/low 50s. We thought the storm predictions were off. Ugly weather to be out in but certainly not what was predicted.

Then the storm hit about sundown. Late, but it arrived.

A quick moving front with rain, sleet, and hail pushed along with 60-70 mph winds. It was trying to snow ... but no cigar.

Sometimes there are disadvantages living on top of a hill.

The storm came from a less-likely direction and the lay of the land is such that the valley below narrows as it get to its head. Focuses that wind to a narrow channel and we live at the neck.

Around 40 minutes of such ... then it passed by and the sun broke through just as it was setting. 10 minutes of beautiful light for a photographer. Then the clouds moved back in as the sun dropped below the horizon.

Mrs DT had just put up a garden shelter - a semi-greenhouse. It flopped around quite a bit but survived the test. But today is a day to re-anchor the covering.

The temperatures did not drop as low as expected. The snow level stayed higher than expected. And the early morning sky was dark and clear with stars shining brighter than usual.

Against predictions, today looks like a beautiful day to clean up storm debris. For a short while at least. More of the same predicted for this afternoon and overnight.

A quick foretaste of things to come though ...

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