Weather Advisory

I just had to post this - our weather warning for today. (The blah blah blahs are my doing :-)

WESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO 70 MILES AN HOUR blah blah blah ICE AND SOME WATER DRIVEN AHEAD OF THIS STORM AND ITS WINDS MAY PILE UP ALONG BEACHES blah blah blah THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL POSE A TRAVEL THREAT. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY UNTIL WINDS DIE DOWN LATER TONIGHT.

I put my favorite part in red. Something about the phrase "to protect life and property" amuses me. Its like the two are equal in the eyes of the weather service. Of course, I also love how understated the whole thing is. Really - you think a blizzard, flooding sea ice, and 70 mph winds might pose a travel threat? I never would have come to that conclusion on my own! Sounds like a perfect time to go trekking across the tundra!

Ah, winter on the tundra...

We woke up to this wonderful treat a couple weeks ago. SNow had blown in the cracks around the door and covered our warm boots. Then this on a different day...
Ever wonder what a photo of a blizzard might look like?
The snow piled several feet of the ground outside our living room window.