Snowflakes and Roses

I dont' know what it is about Valentine's Day, but it seems to bring about some crazy weather in upstate New York. Monday the temperature was 0 with a windchill of -20. Tuesday it warmed up to almost 15. Tuesday night temperatures continued to rise to about 33. This is no good. At 33 it doesn't snow, it rains. When it rains on top of snow, it makes.....ICE. No Good. This brings us to Wednesday morning. As I was on the phone with my dad I watched the temperature drop back down below freezing.

I knew it was dropping because I watched the precipitation go from all rain, to rain and a little bit of snow, to an all out down pour or snow. In the last 24 hours we've gotten almost a foot of snow. (nothing compared to last years Valentine's Day, mind you.....52 inches.) But still, with no wind and the perfect temperature it ALL stuck. Here are some pictures I took yesterday as we were walking the dogs.

Also, This past weekend was my birthday. My Mom and Dad have this tradition of sending me flowers on my birthday...which I LOVE!!! I love getting flowers, but I enjoy only getting them a few times a years so they are more special. Anyway, almost as much as I love getting them I love taking pictures of them. I think their amazing. I asked James if it surprised him that I could take 200 pictures of one bouquet of flowers and he said "no, I'm used to your ways by now" Thanks honey. anyway, here are some shots that i got. enjoy!
and Happy Valentine's Day!