Yes, today's snow is deep enough to provide lots of "fuel" for snowball fights and building snowmen. Generally, downtown Portland gets a couple of inches so we can all go "ooh and ahh" but now it's the real thing. It has been steadily snowing since about 4 p.m. yesterday. My weather app shows that it will stop about noon today but the temperature will remain a little under freezing.
Fortunately, Roger and I did a Costco visit yesterday so we're ready to hunker down for the next several days until the snow starts to melt this weekend. Downtown doesn't get plowed because the city has only a small amount of snow removal equipment.
SO - soup on the stove, fireplace warming the living room and new books to read. Life is good ....................... This picture was taken from our back balcony. There's even more snow on the front. The only things moving are an occasional bus with chains on their tires. MAX is running very slowly because the overhead wires are covered with snow and the sensors are frozen.
