Snowed In!!

Well, the last 24 hours have been fun! We had a good old fashioned winter blizzard! It started snowing around 4:00 p.m. yesterday and it has just stopped now. The wind was blowing hard all last night, and it continues to blow! It has made for some huge drifts! We lost power for a couple of hours but it was on before this morning.

I've started to blow the snow out of the driveway, but the wind is still too strong and it makes it tough. The plow has gone by and left a bit of a pile at the end of the driveway. This amount of snow is pushing the limits of my little 5.5HP 24" blower. I have to get something heavier for next winter!

I measured 14" in the middle of the driveway, and 32 at the street. But the best part is the blowing and drifting! The snow is almost up to the dining room window.

This is the back door of the garage. A few feet out it's waist deep...

Looking along the back of the house...

From the bay window in the dining room...

The view out the patio door...

We have no plans to go anywhere today and I'm taking my time at clearing the driveway. Nancy's making some chicken wild rice soup. The whole house smells great!

Not everyone has hunkered down for the day...

Before this latest round of snow, there was over 4' of snow on the edge of the driveway... Once I get it cleared out and it quits blowing, I'll have to measure it again...

Down the road...