My Mom always teased that I had very limited peripheral vision.  She says I walk around as if I have blinders, like those of race horses. :P  I’d already be walking alongside or bumping into someone I know and I still won’t recognize or notice the person…at least not right away!  It’s as if I always have stiff neck.  Hee hee.   And last Wednesday, I realized for the nth time that there may be some truth to my mom’s teasing.

Hubby was out of town on  that day so the morning was extra stressful for me.  Abby and I were rushing (as always!).  I prepared her lunch, got her dressed, got ourselves in the car and drove off to school.  We were already a few miles away from home when I noticed that the car in front of me had ice on the trunk and the rear window.  Only then did I snap out of the morning stress spell I’m usually under and allowed my eyes to wander.  Other cars had ice on them, too!  I was beyond thrilled when I saw that the rooftops were subtly covered in white…ice…ok, snow!  I excitedly told Abby to look around her, too, that there’s snow!  We were both giddy on the way to school.

Snow in Texas is a rarity.  It’s short of a miracle to even have the teeniest bit of snow even for one day during the entire winter season.  That explains our excitement, thank you very much.  Hee hee.

When I got back home, I immediately bundled myself in warm clothing, wore a pair of mittens, grabbed my camera and walked out of the house to take some photos.  I couldn’t care less that the temperature was around 34F!

I first took a pic of the back of our house.

Not much but enough for 2 or 3 glasses of halo-halo. :D

Next, I walked towards the main road where I had a perfect view of the golf course and the huge houses there.

I went to the pond next and clicked…

…and clicked some more.

Before anyone could dial 911 and report that a mad woman was taking pictures of their houses in freezing weather,  I headed back home.  I should have worn something to cover my ears.  They almost turned into chicharon.  Hee hee.  Anyway, back home, I headed straight to Abby’s bedroom and found ice on the windowsill…

Here’s another one.  Oh just humor me, will you? :P  Promdi moment, I tell you!

From Abby’s room, I went straight to the master bedroom, opened the windows (and let the cold air in!) and took a photo of the shingles right outside our window…

Of the tens of photos I took that morning, this one is my favorite…

I love how the gutter gleamed in the sun and how the ice sparkled!  Dazzling, isn’t it?  Much like the skin of beautiful vampires exposed to sunlight!  Sorry. It’s a Twilight thing.  Hee hee.

What I learned from the news it that the night before, at around 11pm, there was soft powdery snowfall.  I was still very much awake that time and I regret not looking out the window. Ugh!  Oh well.  I hope we have another night like that, better yet, a day like that…soft powdery snowfall in the daytime, please! :)

And that’s  my mad dash around our little neighborhood.  Thank you for accompanying me!

Happy Friday, y’all!  Have a wonderful weekend!