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It snowed in the valley and mountains yesterday evening then it rained, then it rained and snowed at the same time. That was weird. What’s that phenomenon called when it does that? Big, fat chucky snowflakes coming down while it was raining. I’d never seen anything like it before.
I woke up hoping the sunrise would be pretty and there would be snow on the valley floor, alas no snow on the valley floor and barely any on the lower PineNut Mountains, but the Carson Range and Eastern Sierras are gorgeous this morning.
It was 28 degrees F when I stepped outside to make this image, and there’s a better than 50% chance of more snow this morning. I am hoping we get a little more today but, not tonight. He-Man and I have been meeting friends off and on for over a month on Weds. nights to play trivia at a local grill/bar. We’re having a lot of fun playing. We came in 4th on our first night of playing and have made it to the leader board every time since but we’ve not yet made it to the top 3. We’re team “The Silver Foxes”.
I need to scoot and look for the clues to tonight’s questions. I hope your week is going well, and you all have a lovely Wednesday!
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I have one of your other beautiful nature pics as my laptop background. I think I’ll swap it out for this one. Beautiful!
Thank you so much, Paul!
What a beautiful view! Trivia sound fun, I hope you got to go! 😃
That you! I’ll never get tired of this view. We got to go and came in 5th. Not too bad. 😀
Beautiful! I love snow and hope we get some this winter. We got a little last winter.
Thank you, Kendall! I hope you get some too!
Snowy blanket or not, you caught a gorgeous photo, Deborah. Splendid. Hugs on the wing.
Thank you so much, Teagan! I hope your week has started out well and keeps going! 😀
Gorgeous is the right word to describe this scene Deborah! Very nice!
It’s so pretty! We had a big windy storm last night that left the whole valley covered in snow this morning. It’s beginning to look like the Alps of the West here. 😀❄
Nice capture, snow or not I still feel the chill in the air when looking at this shot. Hope you guys did well with your trivia, 👍.
Thank you, John! It’s warmed up a bit, but going to get cold again tomorrow with snow.
I love the color in the clouds. Hope that you get a lot more moisture to ease the drought.
Thank you so much, Robert! I hope so too.
This is gorgeous! I can’t inagine rain and big snowflakes at the same time.
Thank you, Jennie! It was weird but, I suppose normal for sleet. It’s just not something I’d seen before.
You’re welcome, Deborah!
So beautiful, Deborah!!
Thank you, Donna!
One website says this: “Sleet is probably the most perplexing kind of precipitation to fall. Many people use the term sleet when referring to the mix of rain and snow that you sometimes see when a line of warm and cold air masses meet. Both the British and the Canadians refer to these rain-snow mixes as sleet, but the unofficial term for this wintery mix is ‘snain.’ Americans define sleet as ice pellets. ”
That’s interesting information! Snain is a weird word one I hadn’t heard before either! Thanks, Steve!
Standard dictionaries don’t seem to include snain but I found this entry in Urban Dictionary:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Snain
Go Silver Foxes! Also, snow? Already? It’s in the 60s here, which is unusual, but not unheard of.
Thank you so much, Ally! We’ve got a wee bit more snow this morning so it’s beginning to look pretty wintery out.
We had a ton of fun losing last night. We came in 5th. 😀
You have snow, and we have temps this week in the 70’s. Good luck with your trivia.
Thank you, Judy! There’s a bit more snow this morning. It’s beginning to look magical outside.
We came in 5th this week. No prizes for us but still I’ve never had so much fun while losing. 🤣
Have fun Deborah and stay warm! Lovely photo!
Thank you, Cheryl! I hope you have a lovely day!
Makes for beautiful photos but snow already 😏
I know right! I haven’t heard any of the old timers talking about this being super early but, I have a friend who has a friend tell her we’re in for a hard winter. If so I hope that means lots of snow and rain to help us get out of the drought.
I wonder what the almanac says? 😀🙃
We would often see a dusting by Halloween, not this year though. We’ve had a mild few weeks.
That’s a beautiful photo. I hope you get a little more. I’m not ready for snow here, but I wouldn’t mind you having some to share. Good luck at trivia.
LOL!! Thanks, Dan! We’ll share. We came in 5th last night. It was a lot of fun.
Great captures! Have fun playing trivia!!
Thank you so much, Rebecca!!
When we get snow and rain at the same time we call it sleet.
Lovely image but I’m not a great lover of cold and snow!
I wondered if it was sleet!? Thanks for clearing that up for me Brian! As long as I am toasty and warm inside and outdoors I’m okay with it. 😀
Just beautiful, Deborah!! I love the softness of the sky!
Thank you so much, BJ!
No snow here (thank goodness), but it’s lovely to see in pictures. I’ve never heard of rain and snow happening at the same time either.
Thank you so much, Janis! Maybe someone knows what that phenomenon is called. 😀
Beautiful, Deborah. I’m not ready for 28 degrees. Happy with low 80s
Thank you, John! It seems a bit early but, here we are. 😀 It’s forecasted to be in the teens tomorrow morning. BRRRR!
Yikes.
Lovely picture Deborah! We are far from snow over here. It still is half summer-half autumn. But nodoby knows what is to come of course. I wish you a pleasant play tonight and of course lot’s of succes!
Thank you, Peter! I think the low freezing temperatures this week just did what’s left of our autumn leaves in.