{"id":6138,"date":"2021-02-14T20:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T02:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/?p=6138"},"modified":"2021-02-14T20:46:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T02:46:00","slug":"scenes-from-a-texas-snow-day-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/2021\/02\/14\/scenes-from-a-texas-snow-day-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenes from a Texas snow day &#8211; part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A wonderful Valentine&#8217;s Day breakfast made a cold day a little warmer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210214_142612573-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210214_142612573-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210214_142612573-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210214_142612573-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210214_142612573-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210214_142612573-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210214_142612573-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Smoked salmon and eggs, avocado, and toast with a \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9c\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9c.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There was already about a half inch of snow on the ground when we awoke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_1425231293397168050093079161-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_1425231293397168050093079161-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_1425231293397168050093079161-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_1425231293397168050093079161-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_1425231293397168050093079161-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_1425231293397168050093079161-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_1425231293397168050093079161-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We bundled up in many layers and went for a walk. There was a bitter wind in our faces near the end, but for the most part we were pretty comfortable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_1754078452610471705549292017-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_1754078452610471705549292017-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_1754078452610471705549292017-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_1754078452610471705549292017-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_1754078452610471705549292017-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_2321422086743094982157238569-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_2321422086743094982157238569-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_2321422086743094982157238569-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_2321422086743094982157238569-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_2321422086743094982157238569-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210214_2321422086743094982157238569-640x853.jpg 640w, 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The snow should taper off but the temperature is only going to go lower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210215_0219441732628871834178794366-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210215_0219441732628871834178794366-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210215_0219441732628871834178794366-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210215_0219441732628871834178794366-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210215_0219441732628871834178794366-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210215_0219441732628871834178794366-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pxl_20210215_0219441732628871834178794366-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wonderful Valentine&#8217;s Day breakfast made a cold day a little warmer. 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