Did I say something about it just always warms up? The forecasters were right, we’ve had record snowfall and sustained below freezing temperatures this week.
This digital thermometer is located about 8′ from our pellet stove; the outside reading (upper) is from the edge of our deck:
Lots of icy misadventures on area roadways this week – though, thankfully, not for us:
We lost power for 20 hours Wednesday into Thursday – a great shake-down for the new generator system.
We’re effectively snowed in for now. The snow is only two feet deep (I know that’s just laughable for those of you who deal with deep snow every year), but it’s unusual here. Clearing our long gravel driveway hasn’t been a necessity so far – the local roads are so bad, we haven’t been inspired to bother. We’re waiting for the thaw – which will theoretically start after our next round of snow (coming tonight).
Glad we got our Christmas shopping done early. I feel sorry for local merchants who were already suffering because of the economy. Area shoppers are not moving - malls here are empty.
I’ve posted a few more snow shots on Flickr.
Author’s Note: Actually, as subsequent posts reflect, it snowed another foot and didn’t warm up for 10 days. When the thaw finally did start, it caused considerable flooding (minor on our property but quite significant regionally). For the Western Washington lowlands, this was a very memorable snow event – and, hopefully, will continue to be something that only happens once every 20 years. Our slogan after considerable shoveling, and ultimately using the tractor to clear the driveway: “This is why we DON’T live in Montana.”
