This snow will take a while to melt away. The temperature reached 38°F (3°C) today, but melting was pretty minimal. But it does allow the snow to compact, so it's not as deep today, but wetter and heavier.
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| Out and about in the snow. |
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| Me, too! |
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| After a while, the dogs decided that it was easier to follow in our tracks rather than run ahead. |
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| With all the east coast airports shut down, there were no contrails in the sky and it was intensely blue. By sunset, some flights had resumed, so the flight paths were once again visible -- mostly to the east. |
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| Our firewood supply under the snow. The back rack contains split wood, while the logs in front still need to be split. |
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| A bird's nest with a hat of snow. |
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| Yesterday we saw no tracks in the snow except for one deer trail. Today we saw a few more as wildlife starts to come out of their shelters. We think this is a squirrel trail. (The tracks are too small to be rabbit.) |
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| The snow has come off our solar panels, so we made electricity for the first time in 3 days. |
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| Snowshoes waiting for another walk tomorrow. |
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| And later tonight we'll light a fire in our fireplace and tune in to Netflix. |
We need you to precede us in deep snow before we ski!Breaking a trail in that deep powder was a job! Pat H.
ReplyDeleteBreaking trail with snowshoes wasn't easy either. By the time we tried our skis two days later, it was so icy that we gave up. We need lots more practice on level ground before we get on our hills. I couldn't even herringbone up the small slope from our backdoor to our front door.
ReplyDeletefollowing your India post was fun, following your US posts is quite a knowledge too! I have peers and friends in PA, IL etc. but always nice to know about newer terrains. Thanks and keep writing/sharing the pics.
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