During the day yesterday, we got about 3-4 inches of snow; then, sometime between midnight and 5 am, we got another foot. By the time we got the measuring tape out this morning, there was another 16+ inches of snow on the ground. With a few more days to go in January, it's already the snowiest month on record (59.8 inches) in Connecticut and we are inching ever closer to the snowiest winter on record - and there is a 70% chance of snow predicted for four of the next seven days....
It took Lee and I four hours (eight man hours) to shovel the driveway and front walk - very hard labor that resulted from a combination of heavy snow and already high snow backs. The walls of our driveway are now about six feet high. And if our neighbors hadn't snow blowed the last couple of feet of our driveway, we'd probably still be out there! The girls had yet another snow day (their fifth this month) and I had to take an unexpected vacation day (by the time we finished shoveling, it was noon and not worth it for me to drive in). We can't really complain because, truth be told, Lee and I love winter far more than summer.
The view from inside (above) and outside (below) the same window.
The large planters in our backyard are covered (in snow and with snow).
Measuring the snow - unfortunately, I didn't use the flash, so you can't see the numbers well, but here in the garage, it was between 16-17 inches.
Out in the snow by 8:30 am!
View from the street.
Elizabeth practically disappears in the snow once she gets off a path and into the yard.
There's Emily (and she's on a path), trying to see over the snow.
In the snow.
Rohan to the rescue! Thank goodness for neighbors!
Queen of the Mountain
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