Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Snow on Snow on Snow

Yesterday was one of those busy but laid-back days when we took our time and did things we wanted to do, not had to do. Breakfast, shopping, a campaign to receive a corner and mistletoe. The aim was the better piece of the day. It has snowed, rained or otherwise precipitated every day but one in December. To me that makes a perfect December, but I recognize many people don't share my bed of snow.

Some years are small flurries, like yesterday morning, some have been gullywashing rains, and there's also been sleet, freezing rain.and snow. Our biggest snows have been approximately 5 inches; most are 2 inches or less, enough to get everything pretty but not too much trouble. Here are a few photos of where we went on our drive:

Down Route 2, along the far western boundary of West Virginia and the Ohio River. There did not appear to be as much snow on the river as there is at home.

Taking the long way home up a road called Trace Fork, so named because it was a major Indian trail from the Ohio River into key West Virginia, and then onwards to points north and south.

Yet another Trace Fork barn, on the farm where a lady once lived we grew such pretty flowers in her fenced yard.

Near the point of Trace Fork, this beautiful farm opens up to the ridge. In the far back of the picture you can see where the route will go in a few minutes.

Taken from the ridgeline above the last farm pictured; you can just see the thread of road skirting the boundary of the trees in the left heart of the picture. That's where I was when the last photo was taken.

Ah, this beautiful West Virginia ridgeland!

Far below, you can see just barely, some smoke drifting from the heart of this photo. There was a house trailer almost totally burnt out when we passed there. I don't know if the trailer was burned intentionally or not, but when we passed it there were still flames inside and no one was around. Very odd.

A tree full of mistletoe! We did not trouble this tree however because we don't actually love this landowner and I would not wish to ask. We take another order to get it, a little closer to home, and permission too :)

And so on to home,

fire and eggnog. Perfect before going for an evening out.