view from the front yard as the storm begins

Today we had our first snowstorm of the season. We wound up with over 3 inches of snow before it turned into rain. Many places to the north and west had much more snow – we caught only the southern edge of the storm. It was kind of a mess, especially with the fog we had in the morning. Traffic was snarled in a few places at the peak of the storm, as people have forgotten their winter driving skills. The snow turned into light rain by the middle of the afternoon, so it was a heavy mess by the time I got around to shoveling. But we really can use the precipitation because it’s been such a dry year.