The first (and last?) winter storm of the season is behind us

I feel kind of foolish now.  In preparation for what was being declared a disaster of massive proportions, I stocked up on a dozen cans of deviled ham and jugs of water and got ready for the worst.  The storm was supposed to hit mid-day on Saturday (two days ago) with snow and sleet, then become freezing rain with 1-3 inches of ice on all the exposed surfaces.  We were told to get ready to be trapped inside for the next three or four days.

Instead, there was a nice bit of snowfall yesterday morning about 1 a.m.  With below freezing temperatures it did make travel a bit hazardous.  But the much-ballyhooed thick sheets of ice never came about.  There was some rain yesterday evening but the system moved out of the area sooner than expected.   It also began warming a bit.  About 2 this morning the temperature was at 33 degrees Fahrenheit (just a tad above zero degrees for our friends using Celsius).

Temperatures are going to be climbing the rest of today.  I'm going to chance a short trip out in a little while and get some real food.

Anyway, here are some pics I took from the front and back doors of my house.  Not as impressive a snowfall as my friends and neighbors back in North Carolina got, but it was still nice...