First snow

Portland, or at least the east side, got a light dusting of snow today, starting at 11:00 AM and lasting just six minutes. It was so sparse it melted on contact with the ground. But winter is really here.

A large storm is forecast for Sunday evening through Monday morning, with power outages likely -- so if this site seems inert for a while, I'll be offline, catching up on my Russian grammar by flashlight.