A Big Snow Event

During the first half of February, we had almost spring like temperatures. The snow was almost all melted and we had beautiful sunny days. Over the last two weeks, we have returned to winter with two to three little (1-5 inches) snowstorms a week. One morning when I came home from my walk, I noticed some little footprints in the dusting of snow we had received the night before. I had Dennis come identify them. We had a racoon. It was the first time I had seen evidence of a racoon in the area although others have said that they were around.

Friday night we had a really good storm. When I went to bed, it was still snowing and we had already had about 9 inches. When we got up early Saturday morning, it had stopped snowing and we had about 12 new inches of snow. It was beautiful. I love it when everything is white a perfect. It's like being bundled in a big, white, fluffy cacoon - at least if I can stay in my nice warm house.

I hurried and got a few pictures taken before Dennis and all the other great guys in the neighborhood got to work with the snowblowers and shovels. By 10:00 most of the sidewalks and driveways on our street were cleared and the roads were driveable. (I'd say cleared but there are areas where they are just well packed and sanded.)