Walking through a snowglobe

Well, Seattle is getting snowed on now. I walked to work in it. Very nice, especially once I got to the Wallingford ridge, and it got thicker and covered the ground better. The falling snow was crisp and light, not like the heavy, wet snow we get most often in these parts. There weren't many other pedestrians or cars, so it was very quiet and peaceful. The I-5 bridge looked like a snowglobe in the distance.

It hadn't started snowing by the time I went to bed last night, so I figured it was yet another dud snowpocalypse. Then I was jolted awake in the early morning by two deep, rolling thunderbolts. Yowza! I imagined the skies splitting open and dumping snow, although I didn't get out of bed to check. It was freezing cold in my basement room. Boy, I didn't want to get out of bed.

It'll be interesting to see if the University stays open all day. One forecast I heard on the radio predicted freezing temperatures later once the sky clears, which could mean ice under the snow. That might not be so fun to walk on, let alone drive on. Then again, there are no classes now, and lots of people haven't come to work, so maybe they'll just stay open for those of us who are here.

Snow continues to fall outside my office window. Capitol Hill looks like a snowglobe in the distance.