Those of us living in Agape looked out this morning to see the limbs of our favorite tree dressed in white gloves. It was a beautiful sight. We have been waiting for it for a long time. It might seem to most of you that an amount of snow in excess now of 150 inches with 37 inches of the total still on the ground might be quite enough snow, but there are, I think, no upper limits to the amount of snow that most people in the village desire. I joined with the others in being quite delighted when I realized that the snow had fallen all night and that there was a significant accumulation on the ground this morning.
I continued on down the hill to breakfast only to find Gail Johnson, Holden's former bookkeeper for 2 1/2 years on her way to breakfast, camera in hand, snapping pictures herself. Gail is from Richardson , Texas and arrived here yesterday for a week-long visit. You would think she already had all the snow pictures she needed after such a long stint living here, but take it from me, there is no such thing as too many pictures of snow scenes.
The snow is a heavy, wet snow and we were especially overjoyed to see the trees decorated with their flocking of snow after so long a time without being festooned with white.
And she is back at the laundry! Working. Patti
Osterholm arrived yesterday as well. She had exactly the same job that I have now and was here for a year. On this visit, she will be here for 2 weeks, working in housekeeping and laundry. She has been living in the Ballard area of Seattle and found out on Friday before she left that she has been hired by the Forest Service and she will be living in the little Ranger Cabin just outside the village this summer. Her job will be trail maintenance and will require her to hike extensively on the area's trails..."Oh-h-h,
ple-e-a-a-s-s-e-e don't throw me in that
brier patch!!"
Along the banks of Railroad Creek, the new snow piles up on top of that which had previously accumulated.
All of the well-trod pathways and grounds of the village were instantly beautified overnight by the additional snow.
Looking down from the end balcony of Chalet 2 on the Holden School and looking up at Buckskin, the view is cold and snowy even as the sun makes a brief appearance from behind the clouds.
Those of us living in Agape looked out this morning to see the limbs of our favorite tree dressed in white gloves. It was a beautiful sight. We have been waiting for it for a long time. It might seem to most of you that an amount of snow in excess now of 150 inches with 37 inches of the total still on the ground might be quite enough snow, but there are, I think, no upper limits to the amount of snow that most people in the village desire. I joined with the others in being quite delighted when I realized that the snow had fallen all night and that there was a significant accumulation on the ground this morning.
I continued on down the hill to breakfast only to find Gail Johnson, Holden's former bookkeeper for 2 1/2 years on her way to breakfast, camera in hand, snapping pictures herself. Gail is from Richardson , Texas and arrived here yesterday for a week-long visit. You would think she already had all the snow pictures she needed after such a long stint living here, but take it from me, there is no such thing as too many pictures of snow scenes.
The snow is a heavy, wet snow and we were especially overjoyed to see the trees decorated with their flocking of snow after so long a time without being festooned with white.
And she is back at the laundry! Working. Patti Osterholm arrived yesterday as well. She had exactly the same job that I have now and was here for a year. On this visit, she will be here for 2 weeks, working in housekeeping and laundry. She has been living in the Ballard area of Seattle and found out on Friday before she left that she has been hired by the Forest Service and she will be living in the little Ranger Cabin just outside the village this summer. Her job will be trail maintenance and will require her to hike extensively on the area's trails..."Oh-h-h, ple-e-a-a-s-s-e-e don't throw me in that brier patch!!"
Along the banks of Railroad Creek, the new snow piles up on top of that which had previously accumulated.
All of the well-trod pathways and grounds of the village were instantly beautified overnight by the additional snow.
Looking down from the end balcony of Chalet 2 on the Holden School and looking up at Buckskin, the view is cold and snowy even as the sun makes a brief appearance from behind the clouds.
2 comments:
Yippee! Patti is there ... but I will miss Gail.
Give them my love!
Glad to see beautiful photos & equally glad they are there & not here. Happy snowshoeing & shoveling, Kay
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