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Thursday, November 5, 2009

First Snow

It snowed on Mackinac Island today - twice. Once this afternoon at about 1:30 and again at about 5:00. The early snow was sloppy and mixed with rain, but walking home this afternoon we relished trying to catch flakes on our tongues. Well, until it started coming down so hard that it stung our faces! The best part was, once we looked closely, we found lots of little hexagonal flakes. According to this site, that kind of snowflake is a "rimed stellar plate."

If you didn't get any snow today, you can pop on over here to make and save your very own snowflakes. I think the kids and I may make a few tomorrow and decorate the dining room...
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9 comments:

  1. LoralynnNovember 5, 2009 at 11:31 PM

    Great shot of your first snowflakes! I'm not looking forward to that here, it means putting my Mustang up for the winter and I LOVE to drive my car!

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  2. ValNovember 6, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    I'm so jealous! I love snow, and am like a kid during the first snowfall of the year. The world is never cozier than during a fresh snowfall.

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  3. ErinNovember 6, 2009 at 9:26 AM

    I'm looking forward to snow, but first my maples and ash need to relinquish the rest of their leaves! My ash tree hasn't even fulled turned yet.

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  4. claraNovember 6, 2009 at 12:19 PM

    What a pretty flake. I do make/cut flakes to make up for the absence of snow here. Love that CD player at the Maker Faire. So fun!

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  5. The WoodLand SchoolNovember 6, 2009 at 7:09 PM

    Oh, I'm just giddy on your behalf! Enjoy the cozy, cozy snow :-) Hope the ice cures soon, too!

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  6. AllieNovember 7, 2009 at 12:40 AM

    ACK! Please keep it up there, I'm not ready!

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  7. pamNovember 8, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    My top of the list, all time, favorite site in the web universe!

    Great snow flake. Hope you will share more!

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  8. susanNovember 9, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    i am glad we missed that snow. but it will be coming down fast and hard and plentiful in no so long. i think open day is next weekend so the hunters a praying for a bit so they can track the deer more easily...yes! we need lots and lots of snow and rain this year. it was scarry driving around and seeing so many lakes visible low by a couple feet. more snow more snow.....the dress is really cute by the way.

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  9. stitching under oaksNovember 10, 2009 at 5:53 PM

    how delightful...great job catching that snowflake! they are so amazing. Have you read the book Snowflake Bentley? It's a great book!

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