Okay.. so the storm continues outside. I guess the forecast was pretty accurate?
So the first wave of snow came down, and then the wind picked up to gale force winds!
There are now snow drifts everywhere! But it is more the wind that is kind of freaky.
It’s so windy that the sound is practically deafening… not to mention the tree branches
that keep my living room windows! Guess those should have been trimmed, huh?

So I’m staying inside, keeping warm and enjoying some s’mores in the fireplace!
A little fun online, with some Facebook updates & more, plus some fun shows on TiVO.
When all of a sudden the electricity goes out. Luckily, I have plenty of handmade oil lamps
all around the place. But after some time in the dark… I decided to go outside and play!
Who gets the chance to experience a storm such as this?! And it’s just snow, right?
And luckily, by the time I got home, the electricity was back on! Perfect timing.

So I tried to exit through the front door vestibule… only to find out that that too
has been covered with snow! Yes, the INSIDE of our lobby vestibule is snow covered
as the strong winds keep blowing the exterior door open!!! And not just a little…
there were a couple inches of snow in the drift!

I decided to go for a walk around the neighborhood to see what’s going on. It was beautiful.
So much better than sitting inside in the dark, right? The snow was blowing directly in my face
as I started walking east towards the Lake. As I crossed Broadway, I stopped to help a guy
try to get his car out of the snow drift he had driven into. No dice. He was stuck. The closer
I got to the Lake, the more the wind hurt my face. The gusts were so strong that it felt like
sharp pieces of ice hitting my face. The El train was quiet. As was McDonalds…

Typically it’s so quiet outside during a good snowstorm… but not this time.
The wind was howling, the thunder had died down & there were sirens off in the distance.
I had a great time walking around the neighborhood. Seeing where the snow was, how tall
the drifts were getting… and how bad it was going to be to dig my car out tomorrow!

So here’s some of my neighborhood… the “quiet” serenity without the flash
and the same shot with the flash to show more of the frenzied snow!

So now I’m home warming up… and my clothes is dripping as the snow covering melts!
Who knows what tomorrow will look like if these winds keep up all night?
Regardless, I think tomorrow will be a “snow day” for many of us… which is always fun!!!