Finally, a new post

And no time to talk about Christmas. I will have to take a little more time to gather my photos and stories from Christmas so I can share them in their full glory. It will be worth it, promise!

This post was prompted by the crazy weather we've been experiencing lately... is it winter? is it spring? winpring? I encountered thick frost on my car's windshield one morning this week and now it's a balmy, sticky, 70 something outside. Huh?

Apparently old man winter has forgotten about the south and east coast this winter and spring has taken over. Cherry trees are blooming, animals can't properly hibernate, bulbs are blooming and people are wearing open toed shoes. With this 'spring' we also have gotten the monstrous, tornado baring storms. Huh?

Just this morning, my mom had to take cover at home for a passing tornado. Thankfully, all is well and there is no damage at their house, but just a few miles away homes were damaged and tress down galore. Of course the line of storms that went through Atlanta is now racing east bringing with it lots of instability to really mess with our already odd weather. What the?

From the "11Alive News" in Atlanta:

"Strong storms rolled through the Metro Atlanta and surrounding areas Friday morning as a line of storms moved from Alabama and into Georgia.

The storms moved quickly through Georgia and brought heavy rains and high winds.

As of Friday afternoon, there were sporadic reports of damage and power outages.

Georgia State Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine reported two dozen structures damaged around the state and expected more to be reported throughout the day.

A subdivision off of Jonesboro Road reported 8 to 10 homes that had overturned trees, some power lines down and a gas leak said Lt. Saprina Pucket of the Henry County Fire Department."

(My parents live off of Jonesboro Road)

Here's a tree down in DeKalb County:

From the AJC

Where's the winter gone!? I know that our bank account will enjoy paying out less for gas to heat the house, but we've been still been ripped off! Where's the snow? Where's the excitement in forecasting snow that will never come but we'll cancel school just in case and empty store shelves of milk, bread and plastic snow sledding thingies? [pout] I miss winter!

This was the last snow we saw... January 29, 2005 - the 'infamous day of gridlock' Don't get me wrong, I don't ever want to relive a day like that. I'd rather be snowed/iced in at home and not at work or out on the road!