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Springtime Surprise

Kachina624 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:51:00 GMT

An unexpected surprise this morning in Albuquerque with 4-6" of snow. Looks like it was big, fluffy flakes and is so pretty. It has moved on out of the area now. Here's a photo of my backyard with my mini Aussie, Piper, who today will be called "Snowball".

Meantime, streets are a mess with I-40 completely closed West of Albuquerque and trucks backed up for miles. Back to Spring and on to 55° by afternoon so it'll be gone fast.

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azgal — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:28:58 GMT

Beautiful!

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dancingwoman — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:42:13 GMT

No snow here @Kachina624 ... we were in Cave Creek, AZ for a few days...drove back yesterday...the wind was outrageous. Went thru Gallup and no snow ...blue skies but terrible winds.... all our snow is gone here...it all melted while we were gone. The winds helped. Calming down this morning...DW

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Desertdi — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:46:00 GMT

@Kachina624 90's here by the weekend (it gets earlier every year). di

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kaydee50 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:55:04 GMT

Better you than us here in Chicago!!

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Jk9 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:56:54 GMT

Wow what a big fluffy snow. Love seeing snow like that as long as it is fleeting and not so heavy as to take down power lines and tree limbs. Thanks for posting @Kachina624. We have heavy rain here in upper SC right now. Pretty dreary looking....

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goldensrbest — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:03:10 GMT

Piper sure has a lot of hair.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:07:08 GMT

So Pretty, but hopefully here in Wisconsin we are finished with snow-but probably not!!!! lol!

Today and the rest of the week, mostly rainy and dreary!!!!

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SharkE — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:07:51 GMT

you all sure need it, your in worse shape then Amarillo, drier then a bone over there. No green any where , flat roofs on all the houses. Didn't care for that area.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:30:48 GMT

@SharkE That's called Pueblo style as it mimics the way traditional Indian villages were built. There's a variety of housing styles in Albuquerque but Santa Fe has a city ordinance requiring that all buildings be built in that style, even Wal-Mart. My house has a peaked roof and shingles. The Pueblo style fits in perfectly with our landscape in shape and color. It seems very appropriate here but not necessarily other places.

By the way, my house in Texas was built in the Pueblo style. I prefer it except the flat roofs are hard to maintain.

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Love my grandkids — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:25:30 GMT

@Kachina624 So pretty and your doggy is so cute.

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KingstonsMom — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:32:04 GMT

@Kachina624

How gorgeous! Oh and the snow is too, LOL!

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Desertdi — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:42:03 GMT

@kaydee50 wrote:
Better you than us here in Chicago!!

@kaydee50 My home town.....and I remember snow on Easter!

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SharkE — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:43:08 GMT

didn't care for it when we would come over there. gotta remember though

I'm originally from Indiana LOL

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Jacie — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:15:24 GMT

I am originally from MN and now I am not! I do not miss the snow, not even a flake!

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greenjean1 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:43:39 GMT

Wow, that's a lot. Lol, I actually saw your dog backwards - until I saw his nose!

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Kachina624 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:43:57 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
Piper sure has a lot of hair.

For those who commented on Piper, yes lots of thick, fine, wavy fur and he sheds 12 months a year. I love him dearly but it took a couple years for him to understand that I'm in charge here. He's smart and willful, tests me every day. I adopted him as a rescue because nobody else wanted him. He was neglected and abused as a young dog and doesn't get along with other people or animals. I think he's secretly fearful of them. Now we understand each other. For all his bravado, he's very submissive to my female dog, Misty.

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CherryHugs — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:44:44 GMT

WOW it is SO beautiful!!!

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patbz — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:49:13 GMT

This snow is better than our best snow this whole season. I love your dog; he reminds me of our ( long ago) merle blue, Buffy.

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chrystaltree — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:30:21 GMT

It's beautiful and I'm happy thar you got it and we didn't. I'm enjoying the sun and near 50 temperatures. However, temperatures will dip down into the 30s for a few days so anything is possible when it comes to snow.