I live in the Northwest corner of Indiana. I can practically spit and hit the Michigan border and the Illinois border is about forty minutes away by car.
So far our Winter has consisted of a few light snowfalls that have long since melted away. The daytime highs have been averaging 35 to 45 degrees and we've had mostly rain. This is atypical for the area. It all changed on Monday when lake effect snow came in. This si when the wind sweeps across Lake Michigan in a Southeast direction, picks up moisture over the lake and dumps it in the form of snow powder. It is now Wednesday and it is still snowing.
In all that time you'd figure at least four feet of snow would have dropped on us. Instead we have about eight inches depending on where you're standing because it is powder and the wind is blowing. In some places we have two foot drifts and in others we have bare ground.
Since the snow is a powder, it makes it very easy to walk through. You don't even have to pick up your feet. You just sort of saunter and plow your way right through it. I took a walk in the woods and it was beautiful. Of course there's no game since the animals have better sense than us humans and are holed up. Oh, I know where they are and I could flush them easily enough but I've got plenty of food. So, I figured I'd just come back, have a cold beer and tell you all about it.
The air is dense and easy to breathe. It's about 20 degrees, again atypical warmth, Even climbing a grade you don't get winded in the least. It's supposed to be like this for another couple of days and then be 45 and sunny come Sunday.
Don't get me wrong. I like warm weather but there's something to be said for this too. It's funny but I didn't miss this at all until it came back. Now I realize that I did indeed miss it. It'll be gone soon but I still have a few more days to go out and enjoy it.
So far our Winter has consisted of a few light snowfalls that have long since melted away. The daytime highs have been averaging 35 to 45 degrees and we've had mostly rain. This is atypical for the area. It all changed on Monday when lake effect snow came in. This si when the wind sweeps across Lake Michigan in a Southeast direction, picks up moisture over the lake and dumps it in the form of snow powder. It is now Wednesday and it is still snowing.
In all that time you'd figure at least four feet of snow would have dropped on us. Instead we have about eight inches depending on where you're standing because it is powder and the wind is blowing. In some places we have two foot drifts and in others we have bare ground.
Since the snow is a powder, it makes it very easy to walk through. You don't even have to pick up your feet. You just sort of saunter and plow your way right through it. I took a walk in the woods and it was beautiful. Of course there's no game since the animals have better sense than us humans and are holed up. Oh, I know where they are and I could flush them easily enough but I've got plenty of food. So, I figured I'd just come back, have a cold beer and tell you all about it.
The air is dense and easy to breathe. It's about 20 degrees, again atypical warmth, Even climbing a grade you don't get winded in the least. It's supposed to be like this for another couple of days and then be 45 and sunny come Sunday.
Don't get me wrong. I like warm weather but there's something to be said for this too. It's funny but I didn't miss this at all until it came back. Now I realize that I did indeed miss it. It'll be gone soon but I still have a few more days to go out and enjoy it.