Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Waiting for Snow


Yes, I've got my hat on backwards... I wear it that way sometimes - it keeps the top of my head warm that way. Don't tell me you've never worn anything backwards (or inside out)!

Anyway, I'm waiting for snow. It's supposed to come late tonight and all day tomorrow. I'd never seen snow before I came to Maine. At the end of winter last year we didn't get much if any snow at all. I don't remember any but it was a very stressful time for me. Do you know I rode in a tractor trailer for 3 days with 50 other dogs? We had our own accommodations of course but what a long ride. How would you like to do it? I am glad I came north - my new family is great... I have them wrapped around my paw (just read my blog)!

Back to my story... I tried to jump at the snow that came at the end of December... my dad told my mom I was barking at it! Well it was cold and it was falling on me! So I want to see more of it. I get to walk in the snow sometimes in the backyard but I like to see the snow flakes fall. They are just beautiful. Did you know no 2 snow flakes are alike?

A snowflake consists of hundreds of millions of water molecules, which are added to its core at different rates and in different patterns, depending on the changing temperature and humidity within the atmosphere that the snowflake falls through on its way to the ground. A mouthful and very technical but amazing! The most common snow flakes are irregular, and the Guinness Book of World Records lists the world’s largest snowflakes fell in January 1887 at Fort Keogh, Montana - allegedly one measured 15 inches wide! Wow! See why I want to watch them?

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