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Sometimes living in town insulates a person from some real stuff. This afternoon I headed out with the camera to the countryside and found the blowing snow still causing a few minor headaches here and there. Coming over a rise you would come upon spots like this still fairly often...

That is not right. KIND has had more snow than ORD. Take the rest of the snows, please. After the snows, now we get to look at dirty snow for awhile. Not a good look...

The forecasters warning about a sharp cut off was true...

Only 23 left to go!

I am too tired from shoveling 6" to post.

location, location, location. Meanwhile, 5 to 6" here.

Meanwhile, what it looks like today, now...

First sunset of the New Year. Nothing special other than it was cold as **** and a pre-storm sunset. As usual, will be deleting the 2024 pics to make room for this year's crop. Pre-sunset white. Taken with the 24-70mm at 24mm... What little color there was on the horizon before the light got shut off. Taken with the 24-70mm at 63mm and cropped in camera...

But not 24 to 25 feet of big.

0.84" of liquid here today. Gonna end the year squishy.

Nice of the weather to be nice on my birthday. Hit or close to 50 with a little bit of Sun. Was able to get on the bicycle for a spin around town. A good day!

Add another 0.51" on the backside so far. A total of 1.80" for this system so far. Quite squishy outside right now.

1.29" overnight and this morning so far. Now to see how much the backside adds to it. Glad it is all liquid.

Trouble is, it goes from the road and onto the car.

No need to rub it in. Damn stratus.

This morning 12-23, there was a very brief red flash. Good thing I tucked the camera in the car before I headed out to the laundromat. Taken with the 24-70mm at 41mm...

Never know when one of these are going to be the last one for the year. If so, it was a nice one. But it was cold outside. I had the right number of coats on but the wrong number of socks and probably the wrong foot apparel also. Oh well something has got to be cold when it is cold outside. The view up the road as I got out of the parking lot at the firehouse. I like when there is texture in the sky. Taken with the 24-70mm at 24mm... The view and texture once I got to the top of the overpass and all settled in. Taken with the 24-70mm at 24mm... I was hoping for some nice color as I was on the edge of the system to my northwest and with clear skies to the southwest. The orange fulfilled that wish. Taken with the 24-70mm at 50mm ... Looking east as the red was heading into the area. Shows off the FEW180 BRK250 well. With the lower level being more illuminated than the top layer. Very subtle. Taken with the 24-70mm at 61mm... And the final curtain call of the reds to the southwest. Taken with the 24-70mm at 47mm... Cheers!

Those three seconds of increased light is doing wonders for my SAD. LOL. Just kidding. But it is nice to know that things are getting better and soon there will be noticeable help.

Not enough orders and too many people in the building so they asked if anyone wanted to go home early. I obliged and was able to catch the sunset this evening. Looking south at the sky conditions when I got out to the overpass. Taken with the 24-70mm at 24mm... Looking southwest pre-sunset. Taken with the 100mm and cropped in camera... Looking south at the approaching reds, post sunset. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm and cropped in camera... The final reds looking southwest. Taken with the 24-70mm at 40mm... Cheers!

Painted grass to be buried under 2" of snow?

0.69" of plain rain here last night/this morning.

I sprayed the salt off of the car this evening. Suppose to get above freezing for a couple of days here.

Way to go John. You talk continental US but your maps are of Asia and the North Pacific. And yes, I know it is one interconnected system but still...

? And poor buckeye. This thread keeps getting bumped up to the top. I refuses to sink into the abyss like he hoped it would. lol

Looks like 18 this morning down here this far south. I have no idea the state of the local urban retention ponds though. I am not going out to water when it is this cold.