Post-Christmas Snow Storm Hits El Paso, Texas

This is what I woke up to this morning here in El Paso:

It was pretty cold outside with the temperature this morning at around 25F.  It wasn’t cold enough though to completely freeze over the pond I built in my backyard:

I have three goldfish that live in the pond that have had a pretty rough winter so far, but some how some way they continue to stay warm enough in their little pond to stay alive.

Here is the view of the desert out behind my house looking towards the northeast:

Usually I can see the Hueco Mountains that lie to the east from my house, but they were completely engulfed in clouds from the storm.  Here is the view looking towards the southeast of more of the snow:

The drive the work wasn’t so bad though people here driving in the snow continue to amaze me.  In inclement weather they will still speed on the highway and drive without their lights on.  Unsurprisingly I saw two accidents on the way in.  It stopped snowing at around 11 AM and it is supposed to be a really cold again tonight.

It is a bit ironic that the “Sun Bowl” college football game between Oklahoma and Stanford is being played here Thursday in what is now snowy El Paso.