Thursday, March 28, 2013

Reality Check!

My son just called and asked why none of the previous post's photos were of where actually lived ... he said the photos really "romanticized" winter and were taken of beautiful settings ... like Colorado, where he and his lovely wife live.  So to appease my first born, here are some ACTUAL photos of Omaha, Nebraska in the wintertime ...

Where our "moutains" are made in the middle of streets ...




Where it takes DAYS to clear all the streets with the ONE plow in our city budget ...




Where kids have to be INVENTIVE to enjoy a "snow day" from school ...



Where when after a HUGE snowfall, and after several hours of shoveling your driveway, that one city plow comes down your street and buries the end of your driveway in snow ...




So maybe I was really was romanticizing the winter season ... but it was probably to disquise the fact that the next season ahead is TORNADO season ... run, Toto, run!




2 comments:

Natalie said...

Wow! That's extreme weather, we have friends in Red Cloud, NE and it's been a cold one. I'm grateful for our mild year round climate, we only have to worry about earthquakes... at least you know what's coming and have a little bit of warning!

Pam Sparks said...

had to laugh! I grew up in Council Bluffs so I know Omaha. Love the cardboard sled! So creative! TFS!