Winnsboro woke up this morning to snow that's about five inches deep.
And above, ladies and gentleman, is the normally busy Hwy 515/Coke Rd. heading east into town at 8:57 am this morning. The gray, overcast sky at that hour makes it look even colder than it is out there.
It's true that a few brave souls have been slip-sliding down the highway at low speeds. One pick-up got stuck in snow just a few yards from where this shot was taken.
But, the typical morning traffic is pretty well non-existent today.
Below is a photo taken before dawn of the snow falling, illuminated by the glow of the street light (and camera flash). When I stepped outside to take this picture, I enjoyed the magical, muffled silence that comes with a thick blanket of snow.
So, February storms? Magic or mayhem?
Saturday follow-up. . .
This was taken, as you can see, as the sun was rising this morning. The sunbeams lit up the snow. It's subtle, but you may be able to see the sparkles in the snow created by tiny prisms of frozen precipitation. A lawn full of diamonds!
That's the "in-town view" of the snow, and Lindy Hearne captured a wonderful "piney woods" version in the wonderful photo of Goolsby's Pool.
Photo: Lindy Hearne
