First Frosting of Snow

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What is it about the first winter storm of the season that turns grown TV weathermen into giddy little kids hoping for a snow day and sends everyone to the grocery to stock up, lest they be snowed in?

I confess that I was one of those, stocking up and preparing myself to stay snug inside for the weekend, cooking warming, comfort food and quilting.

By the end of the day yesterday, the forecast had changed to freezing rain, with a "big dump" of snow to arrive later today.

The rain and ice arrived, with a light frosting of snow.  Here's the view from my front porch ... curiously, this morning, the cats weren't all that interested in joining me out there ...