First Snow of the Season

Yesterday we had the first snow of the season. Everything was covered in ice and snow. Usually (well since we have lived here at least) the first snow of the season doesn't arrive until Halloween...that's the way it's been for the past 3 years anyway. So imagine our surprise when we awoke to snow this early in the month.
I did end up taking the kids to school...Andrew was in his ROTC dress uniform and Hannah had a big ole piece of poster board and a long skinny dowel to take to school. I just didn't see either child fairing well while waiting for the school bus in the wind and snow.

Two plants bit the dust, yup they were doing so well too...such is life on the prairie. The extreme cold weather was such a surprise.