SNOW, A PHOTO ESSAY! (Yes, I know. For you northerners, this is just "winter.")
First, for comparison: our usual snowfall in winter, from Dec. 5th:
Last night, when the snow first started falling, the xmas lights on our deck:
Saturday morning (note you can see the house across the street!):
Starbuck is still dubious about this snow thing:
Saturday, noon (note how the house across the street starts to fade):
Snow on the holly tree!
Inside, Starbuck nibbles on the shrublike decoration I bought in lieu of a xmas tree: