Snowtography

[dawn_felagund]

Last night we got quite a dumping of snow. There was about a foot (30 cm) piled up on the patio chairs this morning, although it's impossible to tell what of that was new and what was old--but most of it was new. The snow was also powder, that elusive substance so beloved by skiers and snowboarders

Comments

[samtyr]

I love your pics, thank you so much for sharing them. :)

A snow day sounds wonderful. But I have to admit I am curious as to how your school plans for snow days, and how they make them up later on (if needed, that is.)

[dawn_felagund]

As far as I can tell, we don't "bank" snow days here. We'll make them up at the end of the year. I'm not sure if there is a system in place for pardoning them in years when we use an excessive amount. I have a lot to learn, clearly. :)

Maryland school districts generally budgeted a few extra days in the calendar for snow days. If they didn't use them, they came off of the end of the year; extra days went onto the end of the year. (Occasionally they took away part of Spring Break, and one disastrous year when I was in 7th grade, they extended the school day by a half-hour at the beginning and end of the day. I really should read my contract to see what they're allowed to take and not here in Vermont, but my school calendar says simply that they'll be added to the end of the year, so I'm hoping our union has locked in our mid-year breaks so that they can't be touched.)

[just_jenni]

We want snowshoes too so we can hike some of the trails this winter. We also got a downpour of snow but the next day's temps around 35-40 helped to melt about half of it. I think we are in for some more later this week.

Beautiful scenery though. ;)

[dawn_felagund]

Snowshoeing is super fun! I like it better than hiking (which I know you do a lot of) because I tend to overheat and sweat so much hiking in the warmer months. Snowshoeing is quite refreshing by comparison. :)

I can't even remember the last time we were above freezing (we were close to freezing yesterday), and it's supposed to get insanely cold starting tomorrow. (And of course, I have outside recess duty!)