snow!?!

They tell me it isn’t unheard of, but this morning it snowed a little on the drive in to campus.  Well, really it was mixed snow and rain, but still, it was my first NY snow.  I was excited!

Weather change

It would seem that fall arrived here on Wednesday September 10th.  On that day a cold front moved through and literally lowered the temperature.  Also, it brought rain and clouds.  It’s been that way pretty much ever since.  Thursday was a little nicer, but Friday and Saturday have been pretty rainy.

In other news: Stephanie is here.  It’s been really nice, and I wish she could stay longer, like a couple of weeks.  But, it’s only six days.  We’re enjoying it none-the-less.  We’ve seen the Michelangelo exhibit at the SUart gallery, and had lunch with my colleagues, among other things.  It’s been a good relaxed visit.

Hanna

So I heard that it might rain this weekend, so I brought my rain coat.  But, I’ve been a little dissapointed with my first tropical storm.  It rained a little this afternoon, and they promised around 4 inches tonight.  It rained some on our walk back to the hotel from the offices we were meeting at.  But during dinner it stopped raining, and it hasn’t been raining since.  Maybe a sprinkle or two, but the sky is going to really have to fall if it’s going to get to 4 inches over night.

Maybe tropical storm Hannah will wake me up in the middle of the night with some strong wind gusts and lightning.  I’ll update you in the morning.

Update: My fears were realized: the storm never showed up for the party.  Only some rain, off and on.  Occassionally heavy, but never gobsmacking.  Maybe next time.