We bring winter to the Northwest

Our first snow of the 2008-2009 winter season! Yea! The lower elevations of the Portland area typically receive 6.6 inches of snow a year. Well, so far today we have gotten 2 inches (and counting). Enjoy some pictures:































UPDATE 12/20/08: We had an additional 2 inches of snow from Tuesday to Wednesday. Now on Sat. (12/20) additional snow has fallen on the Portland metro area. This week's total is now 6 inches (2+2+2) and counting. Some of the forecasters are saying we will receive an additional 4 inches of snow then change to freezing rain (bummer). In a week we've met our annual quota for snow. Fortunately for the snow-lovers of this blog, we are excited!

We were going to add pictures of that events, but the pictures of snow look pretty much the same from day to day. Plus, Portlanders much like Okies (minus the panhandle) can't drive in the snow. So, we did not take "out and about" photos. We did successfully make a beer, fruit, and hummus run to a local store, though.

Final Update (12/21/2008): The final snow totals for Saturday were 8 to 10 inches in valley areas. We're pretty much socked in with snow at our place (good thing we have rations). One last winter picture: