I wanted to be sure that you fully appreciate what you have, all of you who are enjoying spring or, in the Southern Hemisphere, late summer! So I bundled up and went out to get some photos of our late-winter wonderland.
As all the bloggers in the northeast US will tell you, we got a big ol’ storm yesterday and last night. It reached blizzard strength here, with wind gusts of 50 miles per hour.
I can’t really say how much snow we got, since the blowing means we see bare ground in spots, but have 4 foot drifts in other places. The reports from weather sources say we got about 2 feet of snow.
We’ll spend a good bit of time today with the snow blower and shovel, and then come back to the cozy house, to enjoy our enforced solitude!
I put captions on the photos, to help you know what you’re seeing! In the mosaic, hover your mouse over the photo to see the caption.
- Front deck, yesterday
- Front deck, today
- Lakeside, yesterday
And my favorite photos, which show how the snow drifts and creates beautiful waves.
- The edges of the seawall–you’re seeing waves of snow where we’ll see water waves soon.
- A willow stump at water’s edge
- Look how the wind shaped the snow here!
Edited to add: HUGE progress made but there’s still a car in there . . .