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<< Previous   of   Next >> Cindy Ridgeway / For The Herald  (click to enlarge) Consider this snowy view near Marine Drive on the way into Stanwood from Warm Beach at the Hatt Slough boat launch. Cindy Ridgeway / For The Herald  (click to enlarge) Here's the view near Marine Drive on the way into Stanwood from Warm Beach at the Hatt Slough boat launch. Cindy Ridgeway / For The Herald  (click to enlarge) Here's the view of Warm Beach looking east toward Camano Island near Cindy Ridgeway's home Thursday morning. Kurt Haunreiter / For The Herald  (click to enlarge) Kurt Haunreiter took this picture of the snowy view on Dec. 19 from Fire Trail Road northwest of Marysville. Trond Aronsen / For The Herald  (click to enlarge) Here's the view Trond Aronsen enjoys from his home on Tveit Road in Arlington. Rainier Butler / For The Herald  (click to enlarge) Snow covers Grand Avenue Park in Everett. Eric Minnig / For The Herald  (click to enlarge) Eric Minnig captured this photo during a few minutes of "perfect" light on 67th Avenue NE, just north of 108th Street NE in Marysville, on the morning of Dec. 19.   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Snow Falling on Readers Cindy and Dave Ridgeway decided to take a fun drive Thursday morning. Adventurous sorts, they carefully maneuvered over fresh snow near their Warm Beach home, south of Stanwood. They snapped pictures along the way, using a digital camera, including a shot near Marine Drive at the Hatt Slough boat launch; one looking east toward Camano Island; and trees laden with snow on Marine Drive. She said she isn't a photographer, but just likes to play around. "We live across the street from Port Susan," Cindy Ridgeway said. "We are at sea level, but we have about 18 inches of snow." She is prepared enough in winter weather to call retired neighbors, get their grocery lists, and head to the market Tuesday afternoon to shop for everyone. Trond Aronsen took a picture from his living room on Tveit Road in Arlington, showing his everyday panorama. "We are blessed," Aronsen said. "It changes dramatically." His family has been on Tveit Road for 23 years. Once, he met the Tveits. They are Norwegian. Trond Aronsen is Norwegian. "They loved that," he said. His snapshot was taken with a digital camera. He wasn't stuck at home shooting pictures. "I have very aggressive snow tires, pretty prone to getting around," Aronsen said. "Norwegians like snow." Kristi O'Harran READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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