First Snow

 

 This past Saturday we had our first snow on the island.  The climate on Miles Island, by the way, defies logical categorization, but to simplify matters, parts of the island are arctic, parts are tropical, and parts are completely unpredictable.  More on island climate in later posts.

Anyhow, in this first snow, at first there were just a few flakes that fell silently.  Then it turned into a wonderful quiet blizzard... hooray for snow!  Soon the islanders will be skiing and sledding and skating and...

This photo, taken the day after Thanksgiving, was a magical moment in which the iced trees from the night before suddenly started to melt in unison.  It was as if it was raining, only the sun was shining.  The photo doesn't do the moment justice, so you'll just have to use your island imagination...