Since moving to Illinois about nine years ago, one place I’ve often heard about but had never visited is Cave-in-Rock. It was a little further distance to drive than the places our young adult group usually visits, but I was glad I went.
I put a collection of photos up on Facebook:
On May 17, I went with some friends to Garden of the Gods, one of our favorite spots. I’ve posted some photos over on Facebook, which you can see at the following address. These were all taken by Monique, who works in the production department at 3ABN.
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This news goes back a couple weeks, but I thought I ought to bring everyone up to speed on the happenings here.
First, my hopeful prediction on February 3 that we might be nearing the end of winter weather turned out to be grimly mistaken. In the several days leading up to 2/11, we had warnings that a severe winter storm was afoot. Nevertheless, the morning of that day wasn’t too bad. I started to see snow and a bit of sleet coming down on the way home for lunch. Still, I was somewhat surprised to be caught at home after lunch, when I learned that 3ABN was closing due to badly deteriorating road conditions.
We had our biggest snowfall yet last week: perhaps 3-4 inches, although the actually accumulation was less due to melting. This was less than the 6-9 inches that we were warned of in endless weather alerts. The worst part was the mix of sleet and freezing rain, which made for pretty treacherous roads Friday morning, the first of February.
Although most of the snow melted yesterday when the temperature rose into the 40s or 50s, there’s still a little bit of snow on the ground, in the grass and in the shadows. Judging from the extended forecast I’m looking at now, it may be the last we will see this year.
Today started out warm and a bit breezy. Later on a fast-moving storm came in, bringing rain, hail, and finally, snow. We also had a tornado watch, but no twisters showed up for the party.
At the peak of the storm, all of the 3ABN employees were asked to come downstairs into the safer part of the building. It was a nice break, and we got to chat a bit. However, it was not really a severe storm, compared to others we’ve had.