Snow in Sunny California?

And a few weeks later it hit 75 degrees.  But here is snow falling in sunny Southern California!  We got about two inches, and it started falling in the day time.  Last time it snowed here was 20 years ago minus three months, and it only snowed overnight.  The white stuff was still lying around the next morning.  Snow blanketed lemon trees, palm trees and cacti. 

Here's the pool, just to prove we're in sunny SoCal.  See my sandaled foot prints, and the beginnings of a snow man on the table.  

A better view of the patio furniture and snow on grass.  You can see light reflecting off some of the snow flakes.  The snowman stayed sadly incomplete. 

Highway 5 Over the Grapevine

The grapevine is the stretch of highway 5 between Santa Clarita and the Central Valley.  These pictures are taken around sunrise after a recent snow.  It may be necessary to click on the pictures to see them fully.  I'll have to change the shape of the blog to accommodate pictures. 

Snow patterns on the hills. 

Three different textures at top, lower middle, and bottom. 

The effects of sunrise over the grapevine, as we descend towards the central valley. 

More sunrise.  Funny place for a ski slope.  You'll want to wait for the truck traffic to clear before hitting bottom. 

The final descent towards the central valley.  A runaway truck ramp is visible on the right, with an alien invader peaking over the hill.