Snow kidding around

So, while much of the southern Salish Sea region was hit with Snowpocalypse or Snowmaggedon or at least Snowdowns at the end of last week, up here at the north end in the City of Subdued Excitement we were missed by most of the storm and only got a dusting. Here's a view from our place on Saturday morning:

A bit underwhelming, especially when compared to the winter wonderland photos being sent by pals in Seattle, like this photo from a park in our old neighborhood:

Thanks, Margaret!

Coco was bereft. She looks forward to snow every year, and seldom gets enough to satisfy her winter jones. To be so close to the blizzard and still see so bare a landscape was frustrating. What to do?

Simple. Thanks to the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956, it was a quick 44 mile southbound drive to the Washington State Department of Transportation Safety Rest Area at Milepost 207 of I-5, inside the snow zone. And it was well worth the trip:

A bit of winter frolicking, some hot chocolate for the drive home, and a happy sweetie: I'd call that a successful afternoon.