Yesterday was "trash day".
I set our container at the end of the drive around 6:45 a.m.. At that time, I felt a few snowflakes.
This is what our drive looked like about 15 minutes later!
In a few more minutes, it was starting to collect on the grass.
This was 45 minutes after it started snowing.
Ruh-roh.....looked like we were gonna have to shovel a little if this kept up!
And it kept up for. . .
another four
hours. . .leaving us with
ten inches.
Of course there were spots where the drifts were much taller than that!
Little Twiggy watched the weather, too. . .and the robins that were busy eating the last berries left on the holly bushes.
The amazing accumulations were making me anxious and when I'm anxious. . .I oftentimes eat!!! I decided to have a little wheat English muffin topped with some almond butter and low sugar fruit spread and catch up on Beverly's blog.
My husband lives for these kind of weather conditions for one reason. . .he gets to use the snow thrower attachment he puts on his John Deere riding lawn mower!!
He got the attachment when we moved here about 8 years ago.
He's struggled with it. One time it sucked our newspaper up into it and shut the whole thing down! That was a bummer.
Other times, he's had an expensive belt break (which he later found out was because he hadn't put it or something else on quite right).
He even has chains on the tires so it can GO in the SNOW!!! :)
And GO it did!!!
While he was snow blowing the driveway and I was shoveling the front porch and sidewalk, THE STONE RABBIT took a few minutes to play in the snow!!
Bunnies love snow!!!
LOOK how deep that snow was!!! It makes my back ache just looking at it!
The snow and cold temps made it the perfect day to fix a pot of potato soup. I added some kale and ham chunks, too!
Oh.....note how PINK the ham looks. Whew...I nearly forgot about PINK...I was so focused on sharing all of the white snow with you!! :)
The tractor snow thrower is too big for the sidewalk that runs in front of our house, so this morning....this is what I did! Yup...me and my little snow shovel.
And my back is aching. I love the sidewalks in our neighborhood, but hate it that it's in our yard and we have to be responsible for: 1. PAYING to have it put in 2. keeping it cleared 3. PAYING to repair it. Anyone can use it, but it's our responsibilty. That irritates me, but that's a subject for another day.
We are still cold here, but the son is shining, so when the snow is mostly scooped (or blown) off, the remaining areas melt pretty fast.
We actually had a snowplow come down our cul de sac last night or early this morning. They didn't clear the entire width of the street, but what was cleared is so appreciated. It's amazing how one pass through allowed the snow to melt so much....just don't want it refreezing into a sheet of ice! :)
I just called our trash company. They aren't answering their phones......hmmmmm. Guess I'll give them til the end of the day, then drag the container back into the garage. Most of the side streets in our area are still very bad, so I imagine those trash trucks are taking a break until they can maneuver safely. That's a tough job on good weather days.
THE STONE RABBIT wanted to send you all a little PINK SATURDAY message!!!
Please visit Beverly's blog, HOW SWEET THE SOUND. You'll find a long list of bloggers who have lots of PINK to share with you this week!!
Happy Pink Saturday!!
DANA
SNOW DAY!!!!!!! Remember last summer when you were sweltering. Your hubs is a SNowSuperMan. Haha - I love that he lives for this weather to use the John Deere. I used to shovel snow before Jeff would get home from work I'd clear the slope on the driveway before he pulled the horse and buggy in.......it was a long time ago in Ohio! Did you ever get Grace's Valentine? I'm guessing you won't be getting mail today. It's so pretty. I'm putting away my Valentine stuff and watching Court TV - Sex Lies and More Lies. Arias is sooo creepy. Stay warm and off the icy roads. xoxo Nancy
Posted by: Nancy | February 22, 2013 at 12:09 PM
Looks about like at our house but you had a couple more inches. The sun is trying to come out right now. I see blue sky!
Heard more might be in KC next week!!
Happy Pink Saturday, Dana!
Posted by: Pat@BPM | February 22, 2013 at 12:17 PM
well it looks like ya'll had a lot of fun ! So beautiful when it's falling and first done.
Posted by: Francie T | February 22, 2013 at 02:45 PM
Wow, that is a lot of snow Dana. So white and pretty and DEEP. We do not get deep snow here. The most I remember is 6 inches two years ago at Christmas. However, it doesn't half to be deep to keep us off the roads. The mountains are not safe when there is just a bit of snow. My Great niece and nephew live in St. Lewis and she goes to college at the University of Missouri. The snow was so bad on Friday they closed down. She was happy. I am impressed with all the snow you shoveled off your sidewalk. My back would hurt too.
Your potato soup looks delicious. Yum.
The Stone Rabbit has nice foot writing. HA!
We spent half the day taking Cheri' to the vet for her shots. (20 miles away) She weighs 14.6 lbs. She is healthy and the staff always make over her so much because she is soooo cute. Smile. Seriously, we spend more time with the staff holding her than we spend with the vet. It is a very large Veteran office and pet hospital. Great people with a high rating in veterinary medicine. Her poodle coloring is unusual and she gets so much attention because of her color. We just stand around like proud parents and love every minute of all the fuss.
Then we bowled a makeup game because of the snow on Tuesday on our driveway. Only an inch but dangerous. My sister was in Atlanta and came home around noon and as she turned on the first curve she slid off the road. No damage or injury but just that inch kept her from driving up to her house which is above ours. It is a steep road up to our homes. Thank goodness we don't get much snow.
Keep safe and warm.
Love, Jeanne
Posted by: jeanne, backyard neighbor | February 22, 2013 at 02:53 PM
Glad I do not live in your area. I could not stand being housed in like that. Snow is pretty, but that is just too much.
Posted by: LaVoice | February 22, 2013 at 04:19 PM
Snow is everywhere! Everyone I talk with has it! I am just waiting for Spring! Like all the photos here. Have a good weekend~
Posted by: Anne | February 22, 2013 at 07:01 PM
Brrr...I get cold just reading your post and looking at the pictures...laughed out loud as you described the snow blower! I love that your Lawn Ranger gets to play with his toy/tools even in the deepest winter. Glad your area got some much needed moisture. I don't have weather envy, but that potato soup is another story...That pot of soup looks divine! Stay warm and think warm, Pink thoughts!
Posted by: riverside studios | February 22, 2013 at 07:40 PM
Brrr I'd right. You two make quite the snow team. No pink in all that snow, but you had the perfect pink in some nice warm soup.
Happy Pink Saturday, Dana.
Posted by: Beverly | February 23, 2013 at 06:25 AM
SNOW glad I didn't have to shovel!!! Tee Hee- But you and your hubs did a great job anyway. I love snow days and cozying up inside where it's warm. Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Sparkly Hugs,
Tobi and the Pixies!
Posted by: Tobi Britton | February 23, 2013 at 09:14 AM
Hi Dana--That is a LOT of snow. But snow, soup and a kitty sound wonderful to me. :)
Thanks for sharing. Happy Pink Saturday!! ~Lorraine ♥♥♥
Posted by: Lorraine | February 23, 2013 at 03:35 PM
Whoa! That's a lot of snow! That'll be hard to clean up, I mean to shovel. But seems like you're going to have lots of fun too! Have a great week ahead! :)
Posted by: Pansylee (Muse) VanMeeteren | February 25, 2013 at 05:26 PM
That is a whole lot of snow girl. Pretty to watch it come down if you can do so from the saftey and warmth of your home. Hate traveling in it !!!! We have a BIG tractor for our drifts and snow, cause we have 1/4 mile road up to our house to take care of. Shoveling snow is indeed back breaking work.
Glad you were able to fix yourself up a nice hot bowl of soup for a reward (I love homemade soups)
Posted by: wendy | February 25, 2013 at 06:55 PM