Photo Essay: December 2025 Snow

The first snow storm of the winter always makes for some great photos, and this past Sunday (Dec 14^th) we had our first.  It was only supposed to be about three inches.  We wound up with over double that.  So much for having faith in their predictions.

Let’s share some photos.  First from my bedroom window looking out the back of the house.  I’ve mentioned this before, but behind my backyard used to be a convent.  It was sold and now is some Hasidic Jewish facility.  But I am still blessed with open field from my window.

 

It does look like a snowstorm, doesn't it?  It was coming down hard at the time of that picture. 

Now looking out my front window.

 

Here are a couple of snaps around my neighborhood.

 

It was only six inches but a fluffy snow.  It looks so much more.

Here is one from my backyard.  Look carefully and you will see one of the black kittens leaping through the snow.

 

I mentioned about the litter of black kittens born in my backyard.  They are still there!  Here is a zoom in of the kitten.

 

Speaking of black pets, here is Rosie standing out very well against the white snow.

 

 

 

The old dog (she's now eleven years and four months old) loved it out there.  

When I got over to my mother’s house, I took a picture of her Madonna.

Call her Our Lady of the Snows.  Actually that is a title of the Blessed Mother under Our Lady of the Snows.  It goes back to the year 352 when a summer snow storm hit Rome.    

Since it was Sunday, we made it to Mass in the snow.  Thank God for four wheel drive.  Here is Our Lady with the Christ Child covered with snow.

All the donated Christmas wreaths hung along the church fencing were dusted with snow.  Here is ours.

Finally since the day before, December 13^th, was the Feast Day of St. Lucy, our pastor still had the statue of St. Lucy by the sanctuary for veneration.

My family has a special devotion to Santa Lucia for several reasons which I will save for another day.