{"id":9008,"date":"2013-10-08T23:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T23:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=9008"},"modified":"2013-10-09T00:06:42","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T00:06:42","slug":"snow-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/snow-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Time!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first snow fall of the winter was AWESOME!! \u00a0Instead of the usual dusting that comes and is gone in five minutes, we got a ton of snow overnight, easily enough for sledding!<\/p>\n<p>That was great for me because the kids had a <em>huge<\/em> incentive to get through the morning routine and out the door as quickly as possible. \u00a0(Finnur&#8217;s in Berlin on a short work trip.) \u00a0Yay! \u00a0(12 images total)<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_9009\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0380.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9009\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9009\" alt=\"Bjarki all geared up, wearing Anna's old snow-suit.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0380.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0380.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0380-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bjarki all geared up, wearing Anna&#8217;s old snow-suit.<\/p><\/div><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9010\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0384.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9010\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9010\" alt=\"Off to school, and the sledding hill there.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0384.jpg\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0384.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0384-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Off to school, and the sledding hill there.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Later in the morning I went out again to take some photos of leaves vs. snow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9011\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0425.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9011\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9011\" alt=\"Snow and muted vivid colors.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0425.jpg\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0425.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0425-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snow muting vivid colors.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9012\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0429.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9012\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9012\" alt=\"Nobody expects a ton of snow on the second or third frozen day in the season!\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0429.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0429.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0429-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nobody expects a ton of snow on the second or third frozen day in the fall season!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9013\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0437.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9013\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9013\" alt=\"Nicely orange.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0437.jpg\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0437.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0437-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicely orange.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9015\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0453.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9015\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9015\" alt=\"Perhaps a clearer snow-fall image?  Anna cleared the snow off of our car before heading off to school.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0453.jpg\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0453.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0453-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snow-fall-magnitude image. Anna cleared some snow off of our car before heading off to school.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9016\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0454.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9016\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9016\" alt=\"Reds and whites.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0454.jpg\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0454.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0454-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reds and whites.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9017\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0461.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9017\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9017\" alt=\"Pretty reds in our neighbors' hedge.  (Ours just went yellow and then black.)\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0461.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0461.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0461-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pretty reds in our neighbors&#8217; hedge. (Ours just went yellow and then black.)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9018\" style=\"width: 451px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0478.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9018\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9018\" alt=\"A watery leaf.  The weather prediction foretold rain later in the day, a short frozen spell tomorrow, and then increasing temps.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0478.jpg\" width=\"441\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0478.jpg 441w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0478-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A watery leaf. The weather prediction foretold rain later in the day, a short frozen spell tomorrow, and then increasing temps.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9019\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0409.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9019\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9019\" alt=\"Meanwhile, Emma was inside, practicing her moves.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0409.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0409.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0409-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meanwhile, Emma was inside, practicing her moves.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9020\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0412.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9020\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9020\" alt=\"Concentrating...\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0412.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0412.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0412-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Concentrating&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9021\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0414.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9021\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9021\" alt=\"... and Sitting!!\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0414.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0414.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0414-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230; and Sitting!! \u00a0Score! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first snow fall of the winter was AWESOME!! \u00a0Instead of the usual dusting that comes and is gone in five minutes, we got a ton of snow overnight, easily enough for sledding!<\/p>\n<p>That was great for me because the kids had a <em>huge<\/em> incentive to get through the morning routine and out the door as quickly as possible. \u00a0(Finnur&#8217;s in Berlin on a short work trip.) \u00a0Yay! \u00a0(12 images total)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9009\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0380.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9009\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9009\" alt=\"Bjarki all geared up, wearing Anna's old snow-suit.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0380.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0380.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MG_0380-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-9009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bjarki all geared up, wearing Anna&#8217;s old snow-suit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/snow-time\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-container col-md-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9008"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9024,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9008\/revisions\/9024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}