Snow in April

Who would have ever believed it? We saw the light snow on Saturday morning and thought, "oh, some flurries" how nice. When the snow continued all day it was very unusual and amazing. We rarely get snow even in the winter, but with the temperature staying right around 32º all day it did snow most of the day. It came down in large wet flakes and soon covered everything. It was very beautiful and not an everyday sight here on the ranch at any time of year.

We brought in some plants from outside, lit the fireplace, and had a nice cozy day indoors. We added HBO to the DirecTV package and watched the winter scenery outside and movies inside. I did lose the internet connection in the early afternoon. Snow accumulation on the satellite dish, but the TV satellite was fine.

We did see five deer down by the cabin not long after I took this photo. It would have made a great Christmas card scene. The hummingbirds seemed to enjoy the snow as did the squirrels. Alas the snow had all melted by noon Sunday. We drove to Gatesville on Sunday afternoon and the Bluebonnets really look good this year. There were a lot on the roadway and pastures along FM-182 south of Norse all the way to SH-36 in Gatesville.