It rained off and on all day yesterday, and way into the night.
We actually woke up to rain. The air rich with the smell of ozone and the dried leaves, corn stalks and ears; now absorbed with water.
Then there came a feel of snow in the air.
Although, the sky was the same leaded gray the air itself had changed. A heaviness and feeling of something different; colder/sharper.
Silence, no small voices of birds or rustling of little creatures, as the crystals in the clouds changed from water to ice.
Then it came, sudden and hushed, flurries of little tiny noiseless flakes, whirling out of the air.
The sun is out now (as I type), the sounds of water returning, running off our metal roof, the snow is melting adding to the mud, flatting the fallen leaves.
The weather people were right. An early winter storm has arrived.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Where do your storms come from this time of year?
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Canada! They sweep down from the north and swallow us, but sometimes they vear off. Or they can come from California.
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We have been getting spotty storms, that hit other areas but miss us. I was going to be highly insulted if one of these storms that avoided us shared with you guys instead!
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Tee Hee…you are safe from insult!!
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Snow…perhaps you need a snow stick:)
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Hummmm, perhaps.
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And i bet you are sending it to me next!! Love the hush before the snow.. c
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Button down as the wind that drives it in is a vicious one.
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And now, your dark winter clouds are on my horizon…..coming for me!
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ACK!!!!
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Of course, I tend to forget that you live on pretty high ground there in Colorade – so you may well get snow and frost early. Here it is too mild, everywhere is wet and clingy and the fog is thick.
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We are over 5,000 ft, humm….I don’t know what that is in England.
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I’m listening to rain drumming on the roof as I read this. It won’t last long, but it’s good and heavy, and there’s more coming; we have thunderstorms forecast for the next 4 days, hallelujah! I’ll never see snow here; when I lived down south we’d get the occasional flurry on the high ground, but here on the coast, and at this latitude, it’ll never happen. My husband has *never seen snow*. Can you imagine!
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RAIN! YAY! I hope it helps!!
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Even a bit is good.
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we’re getting your rain now. no snow, though.
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We still have the snow…heading toward you tomorrow!
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Linda, I love your posts….. beautiful pictures …. poetic detail. I always look forward to your blog, even when I don’t have a chance to write you a note. Thanks for all you do!
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Stay safe and warm and have a blessed weekend!
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You’ve captured the feel of that early winter storm. It’s still hanging around here looking just as wet and dark and cold as November can be.
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Great pics but I’m not even ready to think about snow yet!
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Beautiful shots!
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