Snow?

Well, imagine my surprise when I got up at 9 this morning to find about an inch and a half of snow on the ground, and it was still going. That put a change in my plans for the day! I figured I would go up to the Mount Tom state forest area and take some pics of the valley.

Took a shower real quick, grabbed my camera and other things, and headed up the road. Imagine my disappointment when the gate was closed. Come on...closed gate for an inch of snow? Yeesh.

So, I had a change in plans. I'd head to my parent's house to shovel the driveway, pick up some groceries, stop off at the Mayflower Marathon, then head on up to Northampton to take some pictures.

I did just that. Some quick grocery shopping, including about a dozen cans of goods for the Rock102.1 guys and their Mayflower Marathon. (Food drive) Seeing how I am a guest on their show quite frequently, I also picked up some of those 'self heating' hot chocolate cans for them to help them keep warm. A kind of 'thank you' for not completely making me look like a moron when I'm on the air :)

Following this I headed home for a quick bite to eat, and then visited Leah to watch her students climb the rock wall for a minute or two. I then headed south to the Northampton Airport flats, which is a series of public dirt/farm roads. It's a nice way to get away from everything, except the occasional bird hunter, and take some nice pics of the river and wildlife. It's also a nice place to have a little fun with the Suby's AWD. Hey, gotta make sure the snow tires work right.

Well that's enough for now, the pork ribs that I'm cookin up in the oven will need my attention momentarily.

The pics I took today will be up on my Hiking/Skiing site soon, www.skinut.net, if you want to check them out.