January Snow with Winter Storm Cora

January 10, 2025

For about ten days we had been warned by the weather services that there might be a time of wintery precipitation coming. But for the first few days of the year the weather was cold but very clear and beautiful.

The skies were crystal clear and we got some nice views of Jupiter and Mars and the Moon on the clear nights. January 3

Rod enjoyed feeding the birds and watching the winter birds visit along with our familiar friends. We also see this friendly squirrel often. January 9

As we approached January 10 we heard more and more confidence from the weather forecasters that a major winter event was approaching us and the final words we got on a very clear January 9 day was that a freezing mix would enter Georgia from the west at about 5am.

When I woke up and looked out our west-facing bedroom window at 7:40am, I was amazed to find that the storm had not only reached Georgia but had already put down a substantial covering of snow!

When I looked southward out the bathroom window I was again surprised by what looked like a smooth 3-inch blanket of snow on the attached shed roof and over all the back yard.

This view of the back yard at about 8:30 showed a pleasant smooth snow covering. A couple of birds have approached the back bird feeder.

The view across the snow from our kitchen table area was also very pleasant.

One of the groupings of birds we saw was a flock of redwing blackbirds. Over weeks we have seen up to a couple of dozen of them, but this small flock came back in the snow.

One way to show the snow depth was this view eastward from our breakfast table. The snow is on our bird watering dish and a flower pot.

Though lacking resolution, this gives an idea of our variety of bird visitors. The three bluebirds on the suet feeder are regulars. On the ground are black-backed ... who visit us in midwinter.

This snowy view to the southeast contains five of our backyard bird feeders. We enjoyed the abundance of birds coming to feed in the snow.

This is a snowy view from a front window.