I got to be home in New Hampshire for a couple days over Christmas, and just as I hoped, I got a real snowfall out of the deal. I threw on a jacket and went walking in the snow, stopping occasionally to take a couple pictures with my cell phone. Here are a couple:

By the end of February, when all of New Hampshire is a grayish-brown, and people in Houston are just starting to say things like "do you suppose it's time to get the badminton set out?" - then, I will be thrilled to live in Texas again. But for now... I miss being a real northerner.