Arctic blast 2008!

I dont know if raising my windshield wipers was a good thing, as they are covered in a coat of ice. As I walked around this neighborhood, I realized it was a good idea. Everyone else has wipers frozen to their windshield and then a good coat of ice on top.

Tree branches all covered in ice

Side view of my car

Believe it or not, this bush has frozen berries on it!

Good time to stay warm by the fire!!

This is what freezing rain does to the snow. Vineaux is standing on 8 inches of snow!

The final reading was 8 inches, so this reading was an hour early. The snow was coming down so fast, and it is like Colorado snow..all fluffy!

Doggie likes the snow. Rain is yucky.

Look from my bedroom porch, mid-day Saturday. These pictures are actually posted in reverse order, so the ones at the top are from Sunday.

So the concept of freezing rain was hard for me to grasp at first. Basically, we have 20 degree temperatures for a couple hundred feet from the ground. Then warm, moist air is on top of it (from the ocean) and when the rain falls, it quickly freezes. Doesnt actually turn into snow. We had about 1 week of snow (at least some everyday) and then we got dumped on in the weekend. The city is not equiped for this, with our 4 snow plows, but they have been good at putting sand down. Everyone bought all the chains in the state of Oregon, so if you dont have any, or 4wd, or an awesome subaru, you stay at home. Since I have the awesome subaru, I'm driving all around :)