The Zeiger Family Homestead Blog

On folksinger, Jon McCutcheon’s album John McCutcheon’s Four Seasons: Wintersongs (paid link), there’s a lovely tune called Waiting for Snow. In some ways, that could be our homestead’s unofficial theme song lately.

Yesterday afternoon, while I finished up some firewood work Aly and I had been doing, Aly called me to the veranda, urging me to “come look!” I walked out and joined her in looking down channel. The sunny morning had gradually given way to high overcast. The wind generator blades had been still, facing north, all day. Lynn Canal had stood calm and smooth.

Now, a hard line of dark water had appeared to the south; beyond it, we could see white caps. Closer to us, the water remained smooth, but 3 foot swells began to splash against our rocks. Out of the sky, fine, feathery snowflakes began to drift down, teased by the first gusts of the coming wind. We stood together and watched the new weather sweep in upon us. Continue reading →