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<\/p>\nGolden sunshine in a snowy setting.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n After all the snow we got yesterday I needed to see something colorful and cheery in my white world so this morning you get a Western Meadowlark fluffed up in the cold and snow of Farmington Bay WMA. The photo, one of my favorites of the species, was taken in December of 2015. And yes, I’ve posted it before but long ago.<\/p>\n Yesterday’s storm was the second-biggest February snowstorm in Utah’s recorded history. Some northern Utah valleys got over two feet of snow with areas in the Salt Lake Valley ranging from 20″ to about a foot. Some of our mountains got nearly 3′ of new snow. At my house in Murray we got 16-18″, depending on where in my yard it was measured.<\/p>\n At 3:50 this morning I finally<\/em> heard a snowplow go by and another one came by just now, at 4:17. That’s a good thing, even though the entrance to my driveway will be seriously plugged up. And of course, it’s trash day. So getting my trash can out there and keeping it out of the middle of the street will be an adventure.<\/p>\n Onward.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n PS – For those of you living in warmer climates who may be wondering what it can be like for homeowners to deal with a snowstorm like this, there’s a videoclip in this KUTV news story<\/a><\/span><\/span> that makes it all too clear. The clip was shot yesterday afternoon in Draper, in part of the Salt Lake Vally about 12 miles south of Murray where I live.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After a snowstorm for the record book I needed to see something colorful and cheery in my white world.<\/p>\n