Stuck in Eugene???

Oh yeah, there were storm clouds over Eugene for sure yesterday…and today might not be much better.  At least one person had a humorous take on our wintry weather.  Check out what USBACKROADS has to say about our situation.
We went to Salem yesterday to celebrate the 80th birthday of Russ’s sister, Alice.  What a great lady she is and she was sooooo surprised to see everyone there at her party – it was a surprise.  Even her son, Darrell,  who lives in France was there.  There were so many people that I didn’t get many good photos but here are a few of my favorites.

The birthday girl herself

Alice and Russ

John (Red) and Auntie Alice

Russ got Alice a little bear made by Russ (the company, not my Russ!!).  That way she can have a Russ Hug anytime she wants one.

Russ spent many happy summers with Alice and Elmer when he was growing up,  and he has a deep love for his sister.  I do too!!  She’s a wonderful lady and we are  so blessed to have her in our lives.  Happy Birthday, Alice.

It started to snow pretty heavily by mid-afternoon so we did what any sensible old folks would do – we beat feet for Eugene.  Just walking out to the car made Russ’s hair begin to turn white!!

Yup, that's snow

The drive home actually wasn’t too bad.  The storm was very spotty, with bare pavement followed by snow, then ice, then rain, and bare pavement again.  This was not bare pavement!!



During some of those storm breaks, we were treated to some colorful skies as the sun began to set in the west.  These photos were taken from the car as we traveled south on I-5.

That's a little irrigation stream running through a field filled with sheep.

Had a bit more snow last night with more predicted for the early part of the week. 

There’s just something a little sad about snow surrounding a swimming pool.  And it’s REALLY sad when you have to stick your hand in that freezing water to clear the leaves out of the filter basket! 




But I always think there is a certain beauty in a snowfall, even one as light as what we received last night.  Something about a fresh blanket of white covering all the ugly spots and making the landscape fresh and bright.  Okay, that’s enough already…I said the something good about the snow…it can quit now!!