Ok, this snow is serious and unexpected. We’ve had at least two inches so far tonight, and it’s still coming down. I was scoffing at the storm when I took the left-most photo around 9.30pm. The photo to its right was taken about fifty minutes later. Our proximity to a hospital means we’re not likely to lose power or suffer long waits for clear roads.

Nathan started throwing snowballs for Spike to fetch. She really tried. They never held the whole way back to us. But our little groaning tauntaun now has an authentic coating of ice.