And just like that, winter was here...

After months of crisp, fall weather, winter has finally arrived here in Stuttgart. Last Wednesday we got a big dose of snow overnight, and then it continued to snow all day long. I think in the end we got 8-10 inches. It definitely took everyone by surprise; the streets remained unplowed most of the day, cars were turned over everywhere due to sliding, 15 minute commutes turned into 2 hour ones, and most of the public transit system was shut down. Everything's more or less recovered now, but there's still plenty of white, fluffy powder on the ground. We even got 2 more inches this morning!

Our backyard in October...

...and our backyard now!