More Snow...

I awoke to the sound of the television cable tapping against the metal side of the building--a sure sign that the wind was blowing. I looked out the bedroom window and could only see the porch light from the house east of us, haloed in the falling snow. Obviously, a new storm had moved in over night.



The amount of snow on the ground had doubled overnight--now near ten inches though because of its weight, it is slowing compressing. The log planters on the deck wear tall caps of snow. I guess the lemon thyme will be sleeping now until April.


All the birdseed I scattered yesterday is buried, of course. It seems that the very act of putting out seed for the birds will trigger a deep snowfall. So I will have to strew more out under the overhang of the carport, where I hope it will be safe.

(We *did* have one snowfall so deep that the snow that fell off the roof piled up against the front door but that was years ago...)

With the heavy snow and wind, I wasn't surprised that our television signal was out. That typically happens when the power lines go down across the bay and the transmitter over there loses power. The lights were flickering, so before I left for work, I powered down the computers and lit the back-up lights in the back room and shop. Because it will be night before I get back home and even cats can't see in pitch darkness...

Since I got to work, it has been snowing off and on--mostly on. Up on the bluff, where it is cooler, I know the snow has been accumulating even faster. We'll see how deep it is when I get home.

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