A Sudden Winter

I am used to the swings between rain and snow in Juneau, but not the sudden onslaught of winter. The week began with a ferocious storm on Saturday, constant light snow and yesterday's forecast of 1" became 6". Now the landscape looks like mid-January, and it is still not officially winter for a month! So it goes, a warm curling into books, tea and singing bowls until our next summer of long light.