Photos of our February Thaw

After a few warm days, our heaps of snow have started to melt. Lots of the snow is looking pretty dirty at this point. We even can see bits of grass under the large pine tree in our front yard, but make no mistake, it’s still 18” high most places. Happily, the dangerous snow on … Read more

More Snow Photos

After breaking records for snow accumulation in January, it’s snowing again now that it’s February too. Everything’s cancelled once more. (The photo above is where our sidewalk meets our driveway; it’s hard to see around to get out on the road!) There are piles of snow higher than our van, and the sidewalk umbrellas have … Read more

Snow, Snow and More Snow

We’ve had a lot of snow so far this January. Public school kids here have missed at least 8 days of school this month, not counting late openings and early dismissals. One snow alone dumped two feet. You can see it up to the table tops in one photo below. That lump above is our … Read more

Photos of Seasonal Dichotomies

We’ve been without snow cover for a couple weeks. After four inches of rain on Monday –which would have equaled an intimidating amount of snow– it is finally snowing again. I took these photos of my neighbor’s snow-dusted lawn chairs, struck by the seasonal dichotomies that merged in each frame. Enjoy!