Two feet--well, 16 inches--of snow, the day after
It's hard to impress on you how deep this snow is, but let's just say that I hope there's no fire. We cannot find the hydrant we're supposed to dig out. This one, a block away, at least is visible. But how do you get to it?
Brilliant blue sky. Strong wind. The air temperature is about 4 above, but the windchill is well below zero. We have spent several hours this morning, off and on, shoveling and snowblowing. Doug is going nuts with his snowblower, snowblowing neighbors' sidewalks and, after the plow came through the alley, the wall of snow left behind that blocks driveways.
We had to rush to the aid of a neighbor who tried to drive down the alley this morning, before the plow came through. He got solidly stuck, and it took three of us with shovels and pushing to get him out. His mission? He was supposed to go pick up some other people who couldn't get out of their alleys. Ah, irony.
The cleared sidewalks and the cuts through to the street look like fissures in a glacier. It is all very beautiful and still fun, but it's best not to think ahead: This snow will be with us for the next three months. That's a long, long time to live like this.
this is how we get to the street. Most of the houses on our block haven't yet cut this path--and many, I know from experience, won't. Doug cleared the public sidewalk the length of the block, but at the corner there is a three foot wall of snow pushed up by the plow, so we are essentially trapped on our street, if we are walking Boscoe. He cannot make it over that wall.
We have also cut little habit-trails all over the back yard so that the boys can do their morning ablutions.
Oh, it will be a long winter.
17 comments:
That makes our snow look pathetic.
I remember pictures of when I was very young. The snow topped all of the house doors, with similar paths cut, like glacier walls. As I recall there were tunnels for the children and dogs to play. Looking back, not sure how safe that really was.
We're getting snow here, too, but compared to yours, our amounts aren't worth the mention. To hear the weather people speak though, it's a complete disaster in Detroit. I read about your football stadium roof issues. Do you think that will be a priority fix? I've no doubts.
We got about the same amount. I wasn't here for the 1991 blizzard, so this is something.
My husband dug a path for our dogs to run around, too. He tried yesterday, but between the snow falling and drifting, it was gone in about an hour, so he dug another one in the yard today. We've been calling it a habit-trail too.
Our dogs do not want to go outside. Every time we open the door they look up at us like, "You're serious? You want us to go out there?" But after much coaxing, they eventually do.
We have been keeping ups with your snow 'progress' since Friday night............amazing!
A man and his new winter toy--a thing of beauty and pretty darn fortunate for the neighbors. Do the four-legged boys object to getting their butts snow-dusted going about their necessaries?
I ignored the snow and spent the weekend curled up on the sofa with "News to Me." A wonderful read and much, much more memorable than these enormous mounds of snow. (The arugula line was my favorite.) Congrats Laurie! -Sue H/A
Now that is a snowstorm. We would be lost in that stuff. We like your path
Benny & Lily
You have a lot of snow!
Ours has all but gone but we are meant to have more by the end of the week - probably yours coming our way.....
The drifting was just cruel... yoo spend an hour or more clearing all the walks, and the next time you go out, you have two-foot drifts. And snow is piled 7 feet high in the middle of our small back yard. Next time it snows, I hope the snowblower will handle it because I can't throw it that high. Sigh.
I don't envy you. But I do envy Doug that snow blower.
Hi Laurie,
I keep looking at these photos just totally amazed. I have never seen anything like that. I have vague memories of snow from when I was very young in Boston.
You guys amaze me! We are only supposed to have a high of 43 tomorrow and I'm dreading that!!
Patti
Our measly few inches of snow are nothing compared to what you get. And we complain. We aren't used to anything. You've got snow! We are supposed to get a little tonight. It won't amount to much. I'll remember not to make a big deal of it.
ah, nora, but it's all relative, right? even an inch or two can wreak havoc in a place that has no plows, doesn't have salt or sand for the road, and where you're trying to get around on a bicycle. so make as big a deal about it as you like!
Wow. I can't imagine having that much snow - and living with it for so long. I clearly remember having over a foot of snow a few times, maybe 1.5 not sure, and it stayed with us for a couple of weeks. That was the most I remember. We children thought it was fantastic. Not sure how everyone else coped, though.
Wish I could take a few inches from you! I'd love it and you probably wouldn't even miss it. :)
I am really enjoying your pictures. It's so very dry out here, guess you must have gotten some of the snow we would normally have! And it's amazing to think that this snow will linger until spring. We are so spoiled with the altitude and sunshine, a natural form of snow removal. (Not that we don't complain about it anyway!)
Bless you for clearing out your neighbors.
Such a dilemma--where to PUT all the snow you clear!
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