An Austin Texas Snowday

You have probably heard from anyone you know that lives in or near Austin, that it snowed Thursday evening into Friday morning. Yes, we were blessed with a whopping one to two inches of snow, which is enough for Central Texas considering most/if not all of the residents do not know how to drive in harsh weather conditions. Schools and business either closed for the day or postponed opening their doors until the temperatures had a chance to melt the snow.

Here are a few photos from my house. My car and our crazy cat, Meeko who is actually an indoor cat and wasn't so thrilled about the snow.

I'm postive many midwesterners and northerners are laughing at us Austinites but it is not common for Central Texas to get snow.... Dallas yes, Austin a very rare occurance. We've probably had three instances in the past ten years and when I speak of getting snow, I'm referring to an inch or two that has melted by morning.

One of the most beautiful photos captured was taken by Stanford E Moore, a Houstonian that was in Austin attending a meeting. It is a beautiful view of downtown Austin and the Colorado River (or Town Lake/Lady Bird Lake). Such a rare occurance in Austin but such a great memory. Thanks Stanford!