Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The Wind Comes Howling O'r the Plain

We had record snow fall on Christmas Eve day, accompanied by howling wind of course. Does Oklahoma do snow any other way? I've heard rumors (from daughters living in Colorado mostly) of pretty, gentle snow flakes, drifting to the earth like sparkling jewels.

Not so much in Oklahoma. Snow is generally accompanied by the howling whistle of wind through every crack in the doors and windows, and the tempo of the banging flue on the fireplace beaten by the rush of air in and out. We have mostly dug out of the storm by now, unless you count the Walmart parking lot down on I40. It was still a terrible mess on Sunday.

We're due for more snow today. Hold on to your cowgirl hats! Here we go again.

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3 comments:

Christine B. said...

Ah, the old banging flue on the fireplace, I know it well. We get snow of both types here (the pretty singles and the driving deluge) so I can sympathize.

Christine in Alaska

Shari said...

Christine,
We did actually get a soft snow a few days later. It didn't stick, but it was nice to watch out the window! You just never know about Oklahoma weather...

Dee/reddirtramblings said...

Ugh, we still have snow, and have you seen the temps for the next few days! I want to go further south.~~Dee