Winter

Although it’s still cold (below freezing), the strong sun melts snow from the roof – but the gutter remains full of snow so water drips off and down into shadow, where it freezes as pretty icicles:

As expected, the second significant snow is leaving it’s mark – heavier, wetter, and more snow than yesterday! And of course, the cars are once again in need of digging out. Notice too how the street plows have left a line of deep, heavy, wet snow in front of the cars – we have to dig all that away …

In the back garden, the sun furniture on the deck is buried by snow, and it’s hard to recognize the plants and pond deck underneath!

Now, we’ve had a “proper” snow storm, dropping 6″-8″ on the ground and requiring real effort to clear the cars … I took these pictures yesterday, and while I’m writing this another snow storm is getting serious, so we’ll be digging out again tonight!

Lots of wind yesterday so the roof looks deceptively clear; but here’s our cars, before & after digging out – the pile of moved snow tells the truth!