The snow ....really I do!

The good thing about snow in Dunsmuir is that it never lasts very long.  It is usually a wet snow that melts rather quickly. Yet it stays around long enough to marvel at its beauty or to build a snowman.  It gives us all the chance to slow down, lie low, shelter in and watch some good movies or to go skiing or snowboarding at the Mt. Shasta Ski Park in fresh new powder (my favorite time to ski).

When I lived in Buffalo, New York, snow would come and stay on the ground all winter.  It never really got the chance to melt because the temperatures were so cold. Fortunately, the temperatures don't go below freezing very often here and all that is usually required is a light jacket in winter to stay warm.

Very often here in Dunsmuir we have warm weather or rain shortly after a snow storm which melts it all away.  Yet we are still blessed to experience the four seasons which end up being the mildest they can be.  I missed the seasons when I lived in San Jose.  It was so wonderful to move to Dunsmuir and experience the four seasons again.

Although I am a little concerned for the fruit trees that were already blooming before this big storm.  Will they be ok?  Will they still bear fruit?