The storm is over & skies are clear — so far
We had a heck of a bad storm over the weekend. It started snowing on Friday and ended late Saturday night. For the first time in just about forever, I managed to take photo before the storm got going.
As you can see, we do have some snow left from the 1/2 to 1 inch dusting we’d gotten a few days before this bit storm. Here’s a photo taken during the storm.
Bird line up to eat during the storm
Note all the birds on the railing and at the feeder. It seems our local birds know where to get food when it storms. The minute the snow started on Friday they came knocking on the sliding deck doors. Then gathered to eat from the feeder. I say they knocked on the door but depending on the bird they peck at the glass or flap against it to get our attention. They tend to do this when the feeder is empty, especially when it’s snowing.
Here’s a photo of what it looks like today. The railing had been cleared off by the birds already.
The same view after the storm
There’s some glare in all the photos because they were taken through the glass doors but you get the idea.
In total we got about 2 feet of snow. When we woke this morning, we found that the neighbors plow guy had come through and plowed the main dirt road we all use. That means we only have to shovel from the carport to the road that was plowed — about 500 feet. So far Hyperion has shovel a single shovel width from the house to the car and then cleared off the car. He started doing two single shovel widths for the tires to the road. Actually the snow is too deep for body of the car to clear it (and it’s a pretty high clearance on that Honda). So, after he gets the two wheel lanes cleared he’ll start on the center strip. I really wish I could help but last time I threw out my back so I’m just a cheerleader this time.
We’re really lucky. We didn’t lose power and a lot of people in Maryland did. We didn’t lose any trees that we know of and another friend had two trees go down in their neighborhood and they’re stuck at home until the trees get taken care of.
Meanwhile for added fun, the weather people are predicting another storm midweek. I hope we get shoveled out from this one by then.