A Year Ago

...we had our first snow on October 5th.

http://lauramerle.blogspot.com/2008/10/snow.html

This year, it is sunny and warm (55F in the shade.)

I have a feeling our first snow isn't too far away. The peaks across the bay are snowing a snowline down to around two thousand feet, so another clear, cold night followed by a cold front may transform our autumn-bronzed landscape to white.