Even after an night of pouring rain, there is still snow at the ski hill...Our poor jack-o-lanterns wilted in the wet weather.
They began as proud creations - glowing eerily on Halloween - but ended up as flat, soggy, sorry-looking piles of mush!
It was sunny and warm down in the valley today - even the bugs came out to enjoy the last of the good weather.
* Photo courtesy of Panorama's Champaign Chair webcam - at present.
are we talking slush??...
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it's slush on the hill, but there's no snow left here in the valley...
ReplyDeleteIt melted before it had time to slush!!
...it's pouring rain right now.
Gotta luv November...
im sure it will freeze up again just as quickly..you WILL have your ski-ing..
ReplyDeleteI remember when I lived in the French Alpes how we used to celebrate rain in November and December - because it meant that snow was falling in higher elevations.
ReplyDeleteI actually remember skiing in November - but only on the glaciers at the highest elevations. Oh how I miss those days.
There's a saying here in Iowa that I heard echoed many times in Dale's valley when I was there:
ReplyDeleteIf you don't like the weather, wait five minutes and it will change!
Lannio's right, though. If it's pouring rain in the valley, I'll betcha it's been snowing buckets up on the hill!
It's spitting drizzle here. Yuk.
I have dejá vu flashbacks from last year with your countdown. I have the same anticipation, LOL.
ReplyDeleteLoving the pictures.
xoxoxo
M
Lurking in the puddles....and counting for you too..;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm counting on the weather to get colder, Gypsy!
ReplyDeleteEL, we might go to Lake Louise in November to ski on the weekend of the World Cup...
That saying still applies, Rachel, but it's been precipitating far longer than five minutes!
Yes Marietta, I remember counting down with you, too!
It was for your trip to Amsterdam, I believe... with the money you saved by quitting smoking!
I've caught you lurking in several places, Val!
... how's the abattoir?
... there's tons of snow up high.
ReplyDeleteI'm lurking... with intent and within a tent...behind the abbatoir with my lost comments....very cosy..or gezellig as we say here..
ReplyDeletegypsy is reveiwing the situation in a monocle, through a monocle or by a monocle...not sure which or witch it is...lol
OH MY
ReplyDeleteI am officially jealous.
I need to go ski-ing I think
Although i am crap at it!!!
I hate snow here in the UK as it is always slush and ice within a few days - but boy would I love PROPER snow!!
Lucky you
Love Bex xx
Val, I thought you lived in a barge... have you decided to change abodes?
ReplyDeleteLurking in a tent or barging in...
Bex, I do consider myself very lucky to be able to frolic in real snow!
... you'll have to come visit - I'll give you a ski lesson!
looks at val through monocle...hmmm lurking in the slush now thinks she would be disguised well you need snow for that..dale have you tried naked slush dancing its all the rage..
ReplyDeletecome see my gorgeous vince noir dale he is king of the mods..
ReplyDelete...doin' the wolf dance!
ReplyDeleteDerelicte mod!
... naked in the slush!
ReplyDeleteOOOO eeeee AAAAA ouch oh eeh yikes
de de de de de de ded de de..lol..
ReplyDeleteNaked in the pumpkin-headed slush!
ReplyDeleteLurking with intent to commit text abuse....................*!!@£%^&*!!!!!
ReplyDeleteVAL!!!!!!!!!...$*+"!!*?@~*%!!..and further more.."*&%£$??@@~~+*&"!!!..
ReplyDeleteSo are you actually skiing yet, or is this still the f)(*(&$@$$##@ ing countdown?
ReplyDelete*curtsy* (this is my contribution to text abuse)
-AM
Well!!! GYPSY!!!! my @#*%!*^@!!!!! Whatever next...@#$%**! AnneMarie.#@!!*...you too?
ReplyDeleteROFL!!!!
ReplyDelete*&?!@!!&*$#*^&$?!#
ReplyDeleteIt's still the countdown...
Rather warm here the last couple of days, but the snow's hanging in on the peaks... barely.
right then..£$"!%&&*:;@'~#~~ and ^%$£"****?;;'#####:::!!!! yeah "£@@@##:;@@@""""!!! a right 888888 so in future @@@7%$;@!!###£$%&* he he &*%%%$#~~''@@@ and by the way @#~*5$..(###)....really!!!!...
ReplyDeleteyou guys are _)@*&)%*#%)&#)&%$#&
ReplyDeleteAnd that's the truth!
But, I hope the )&%_(&%$&#) is going well dale. And yes, Warren Millar Rocks
(ps. when in Ottawa and best friends with those working for Alpine Skiing - we used to watch his movies at the National Arts Centre) memories!
Hi Dale,
ReplyDeleteWow! a lot of cursing here!
I like snow, that what makes winter so much better. Unfortunately I don't play very much in the snow, not unless I am warm enough and don't get too wet.
I've got some cool news, I ALMOST MET PETE TOWNSHEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got as close as 1/2 a foot behind him.
See my new posts for more on this.
Oh my **&&#%!! I am not that good at text swearing...but put me on a pair of skis and I you will have to wash my mouth out with slush. Hey did I read that Vince is naked with gyspy?
ReplyDeleteI'm so very sorry to hear about your loss Dale. 16 is just too young. My sincere condolences to you dear.
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