Looks like I've got a bad case of blogorrhea today. Oh well. I blame it on the snow. We had snow over Thursday night/Friday morning here in Bellingham. Here's the view off of my back deck this morning (around 8:00). There are probably 5-6” on the ground. Not much for folks from some areas, but a decent amount for us.

You'd be amazed at how much weather like this affects travel here in low-snow northwestern Washington. Though I don't mind driving in the snow (four years in northwestern Iowa will do that to you) I do mind the other crazies on the road who think that four-wheel drive makes them invincible to the laws of physics. Folks are either too cautious or too crazy — all in all a bad mix.

If the photo looks a little dark for 8 AM, it's because it was. The end of dawn combined with clouds and the fact that it was still snowing made sunlight scarce. We're in winter here in northwestern Washington, which means the daylight is in scant supply. It's dark (not dusk, but dark) at around 5:00 PM in the evenings. But we're past Dec. 21 which means the days are getting longer (yay!). We make up for it in the summer when it stays light until 9:00 or so in the evenings.