This is a very rare occurrence in the Charleston area. 
It did not take long to accumulate, covering the No. 15 fairway and green at Coosaw Creek Country Club where we live.
For Joseph’s fiancée Tamy, just a few days removed from her native Brazil, this was her first encounter with snow.
She had also never before seen a raccoon. This one came to our porch to eat some cat food we had out for a couple feral cats we have adopted (more or less).
At daybreak the next morning a winter wonderland is revealed.
The snow had stopped early in the morning before dawn, leaving 3-4 inches of accumulation.
By the afternoon the sky was blue and we took a walk, carefully navigating icy patches along the way.
Sledders took to the small mounds near the golf driving range.
It was nice seeing kids enjoy this rare winter opportunity. Not many of them had traditional sleds so they used beach skim boards, boogie boards, and inflatable pool floats. I even saw a surfboard or two.
Here are more scenes around the neighborhood include my modest attempt at a snowman. Alesia and I built a large one back in 2018- check my blog post from then to see that.
The last major snowfall we had was seven years ago, Jan. 3-4, 2018. Check out my post from then!
So Tuesday night it began sleeting. Around 8:30 the temperature dipped to below freezing, and the white stuff started to fall.
It did not take long to accumulate, covering the No. 15 fairway and green at Coosaw Creek Country Club where we live.
For Joseph’s fiancée Tamy, just a few days removed from her native Brazil, this was her first encounter with snow.
She had also never before seen a raccoon. This one came to our porch to eat some cat food we had out for a couple feral cats we have adopted (more or less).
At daybreak the next morning a winter wonderland is revealed.
The snow had stopped early in the morning before dawn, leaving 3-4 inches of accumulation.
It snows so rarely in the Charleston area! So I wanted to document it in a pristine state. I was careful where I walked to achieve that look.
By the afternoon the sky was blue and we took a walk, carefully navigating icy patches along the way.
It was a beautiful blue sky after a night of snow. The tennis courts had already partially thawed.
Sledders took to the small mounds near the golf driving range.
We didn’t partake in the sledding but did back in 2018 during our last major snowfall. See our sledding pix as part of this post.
It was nice seeing kids enjoy this rare winter opportunity. Not many of them had traditional sleds so they used beach skim boards, boogie boards, and inflatable pool floats. I even saw a surfboard or two.
Here are more scenes around the neighborhood include my modest attempt at a snowman. Alesia and I built a large one back in 2018- check my blog post from then to see that.
My effort at a Snowman!
Today (Friday) the roads are in much better condition so we went to Krispy Kreme for breakfast.
All in all, it was an amazing winter wonderland experience. I hope it won't be another seven years before snow again visits the South Carolina Lowcountry.
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