I may be sick but it hasn’t stopped me from being over the moon with all our recent snow accumulation. Finally! For those of you not familiar with the term “lake effect” snow, let me educate you:
The above photo was taken two days ago and the one below was yesterday.
This is of the back yard yesterday afternoon:
And again last night:
Coming down during the day yesterday:
Of course after a substantial amount of snow, I am dying to go get some photos of the beauty that surrounds me. These were taken on Tuesday after I got off work:
And these are from this morning. It was gorgeous seeing the sunlight reflecting on the snow:
I did not engage in this activity for long:
We live close enough to the Lake Michigan shoreline to make a big difference in how much snow we get versus other parts of Michigan (in the lower peninsula). In the past 3 days we have gotten at least 12″ of snow but I really think it is more than that…maybe around 15-16″. Since we live kind of on the edge of the snow belt, towns not even 10 or 15 miles east from us may have received less than half of that while towns 10-20 miles west may have gotten more. It is crazy. Crazy beautiful!
~~Heather~~
That is beautiful … you have more than we have … fantastic photo, Heather. and very cold too – congratulations .. even if I know it causes problems. The photo of the road .. is my pick. Fantastic photos, I know I’m repeating myself. *smile
Absolutely gorgeous. I love the snow, as seen from inside.
Beautiful pictures Heather!!
Merci! Oh, come on! Going out in it can be fun and adventurous. Of course when it is -7F it kind of zaps the fun.
Thank you, Viveka…it has been beautiful. May as well enjoy it because we warm up by Monday with rain on the way which will make it all a sloggy, grey mess. : )
So soon as the rain comes .. all the prettiness will be gone and probably all the snow too. What a shame, your photos showed such a beautiful and soft world.
Beautiful photos, Heather! Many remind me of Ottawa, Canada, my hometown, which is def in the snow belt! And very cold now – hope you don’t get those crazy temps. Stay cozy! xo
Yes, you do know all about snow. Staying cozy is one of the best things about winter. Especially when it involves wine, book and fireplace. : )
Well, Heather, it is beautiful…but I’m not so excited about it! If I didn’t have to leave the house, it would be wonderful! Your pictures are lovely…and you house is so charming.
Thank you, Lisa. I never think of the color of our house as yellow until it snows. I guess it is more of a cream color but against the white it really looks yellow.
Yes, you have quite the accumulation of snow. I hope it is the light fluffy kind that is easier to shovel.
It is light and fluffy! But hard to keep up with even with a snow blower. Thank goodness for husbands. : )
I agree that it is beautiful to look at and I wouldn’t mind visiting it. Great photos.
Visiting snow is always a good idea…it really is its own beauty. Thank you!
Oh I miss a good snowstorm. I love when the world gets quiet and everything is so peaceful! I grew up near Lake Ontario so I’m very familiar with that lake effect!
Yes, you do know snow too. Aren’t the Great Lakes fabulous though? The quiet and peace was very pleasant when it was really coming down…loved it!
Beautiful. Almost makes me wish I lived somewhere that had snow like that. I don’t think we will get anything this year. x wendy
You don’t get snow in your neck of the woods? I am kind of surprised. Probably more rainy? At least you aren’t far from somewhere that probably does get it. Or maybe I know squat about geography.
There is nothing more beautiful than new snow!
Agreed!!
I have to force myself to appreciate the beauty of snow; your pictures helped. Nicely done.
Thank you! I know you don’t care for it but it must be agreed that it is pretty.
These pics are so lovely! Isn’t winter great?! I just love all the snow
Can you skate on the lake? Have a very HAPPY weekend 
and enjoy more snow 
No! There is no skating on Lake Michigan. Even if it does freeze, there are usually huge waves of rough ice. As for the water in my pictures, these are actually of a river and it doesn’t really freeze over too. But there are smaller, inland lakes that people take advantage of for ice fishing, snow mobiles and such. Moi? I prefer walking on sold earth. : ) Have a great weekend too!
Looks like we’ve had similar weather! What is a snow blower, is it like a leaf blower? Whatever it is we don’t have them, shovels all the way over here.
What?! You don’t have them? Yes, it is like a leaf blower but as you plow through the snow it blows it up and away to clear a path. My husband loves his…we have a very long drive-way (for a city lot) and it would have taken forever to shovel out of all this snow.
It took me 45 minutes to dig my driveway out and I had to do it 3 times in a week!! On the plus side my arms ached a little less each time.
You Brits have brawn! : ) You are getting a lot of snow too. We basically had nothing all winter until this past week. It is unbelievable. If money was no issue, I would send you a snow blower. ; )
You make me feel like moving, Heather… I miss snow so much!
Your photos are stunning. It looks like a fairy tale landscape.
Anne Touraine (Playing with Scarves)