We were THIS close to a white Christmas

A few days before Christmas, we actually go measurable snowfall. Things got too busy to post about it at the time. But a week before Christmas, this is what I woke up to on Sunday:

Looking left (east):

And right (west):

Sure, not much, but December snow happens so seldom around here that it was notable. Alas, it was a week early:

Of course, most of it was gone by late in the day, but still . . . A little better timing, and we could have had a White Christmas:

Thanks to The Drifters.