Newsletter chitchat - December 3, 2024

[Cassel]

Do you usually have a green Christmas or a white Christmas?

Do you have a preference? Do you wish you got the other one?

Share your thoughts.

[Mendy Crumpton]

I live in Texas so we usually have a green Christmas.  Most years it never snows.  We have had it sleet ice so much that it builds up on things and makes it really icy.  In 2000 it did it for days and it built up until it broke the tree branches and then fell on the power lines and we lost power to the entire city for over a week.  It was crazy.  It happened on Christmas Day.  We had no water when the electricity went out so it was even harder.  We melted the snow to flush the toilets.  Was like living in a different time and oh so cold.  If I had my choice I would love one good snow each year.  Snow is so beautiful.  No ice though, haha!!

Edited December 4 by Mendy Crumpton

[Susan Ewart]

I used to live on the Westcoast (BC) where it would be a rainy Christmas most years.  Whenever my relatives from Alberta (land of much snow!) would visit at Christmas we'd have record snowfalls.  They always wanted to get away from the snow and they'd end up with more snow than they left at home.  My hubby and I would be so excited to have snow.  If we didn't get snow for Christmas we'd take a short drive up the mountains and see lots of snow...snow that we didn't have to shovel.  When we first moved to Alberta we loved the snow.  But that first winter had record cold snaps and snow, we were wondering why on earth did we move here.  I actually do not like really cold or really hot weather and ended up in province that has both. I love the beauty of a fresh snowfall on the trees and how quiet the world seems.  And Christmas feels more magical when it snows on Christmas Eve.   

Edited December 4 by Susan Ewart

[Susan Ewart]

I just looked at the forum page and saw that I have 729 posts recently.  that cant possibly be.  Yikes!  I've been somewhat MIA due to busy workdays and trying to photograph something for the small amounts cards I'll be doing.  I put it off thinking of the postal strike and realized I need cards for the in town peeps.  Now I'm behind as always.  

[Michele]

I live in NY so it's no longer green, but I love looking at the snow if and when we get it.

[Ann Seeber]

Having started in NJ and moved to NY I've experienced many heavy snowfalls. One memorable one was a few years ago around Halloween. We were attending a birthday party, and it snowed while we were inside. At that time of year (October) the leaves were still on the trees, so the weight of the snow ended up breaking branches and pulling down wires.  Out-of- season snowstorms can be harder to handle.

[Rene Marker]

It seems like the weather pattern in my area has changed over the years. I do remember snow at Christmas time as a child. Most of the time it was just enough to cover the grass and not cause driving problems Every once in awhile we will have a big snowfall. I just looked through my photos and in 2012 we had a big snowfall. I think it was at least 10 inches. I chose to stay home and not travel the 35 miles to a cousin's house. Looks like the last time we had any snow was 2017 which also was the year of really cold temps with wind chills of below zero through the new year.

I'm OK with one really big snow a year. I like taking photos of it when it is fresh. I just hate going out in it and thankfully these days I don't have to when it does snow!

[Gerry Landreth]

We don't get much snow in Alabama, which is always later in the season, usually in January. I mentioned to a cousin in Duluth, Minnesota, that her pictures of snow a couple of years ago were beautiful, which set her off on a detailed discussion of the trials and tribulations of dealing with "wet" snow. I learned snow is most beautiful in pictures but not in your driveway.

[Michele]

1 hour ago, Gerry Landreth said:

We don't get much snow in Alabama, which is always later in the season, usually in January. I mentioned to a cousin in Duluth, Minnesota, that her pictures of snow a couple of years ago were beautiful, which set her off on a detailed discussion of the trials and tribulations of dealing with "wet" snow. I learned snow is most beautiful in pictures but not in your driveway.

Wet snow is very heavy if you're shoveling, but it makes for great snowballs! 😄

[Corrie Kinkel]

Where I live (Netherlands) white Christmases are seldom and now with climate change the chances for a white Christmas are almost zero. From my youth I can remember a week or two of snow and cold winds but as a child or adult I was always more exited when we got frost and there was ice to go skating. This winter there has been a little snow in some parts of the country for a day or two, but not where I am living. The only white we had thus far was hail! From years ago when we had snow I remember the feeling of the world going quiet.

[Cassel]

2 hours ago, Michele said:

Wet snow is very heavy if you're shoveling, but it makes for great snowballs! 😄

And snow sculptures!

[Anne Lamp]

I live in Illinois but close to ST Louis Mo.  It is always a toss up what the weather will be for Christmas. I have enjoyed many white ones but probably more green---well actually brown ones.  Thanks to many years of shoveling a lot of it (as part of our job for years) I don't really look forward to snow.  When we do get at pretty one you can count on me getting out with my camera to take pictures.  I do have some gorgeous ones. Here is one from a few years ago that I am fond of.