less cold. still snow
Monday we got over six inches of snow. Light fluffy stuff that blew around. And then it blew for three days. Nearly half of the driveway was drifted all the way across, and there was a plow berm at the end of the driveway. As it is no longer dangerously cold out there, I went out to clear the driveway. The drifts were, on average, about three inches deep, but there were a few places where they were twice that. And much of it was packed solid, to the point that the snow was coming up off the driveway in large chunks. A couple were three square feet in area, but most of them were only a square foot or so. Still, hard to shovel, and just barely enough structural integrity to pick them up and throw them.
Of course, it will all begin to melt tomorrow, but shoveling means that the driveway won't be a slippery, slushy mess. And I don't have to go to the gym today. :)
When I left for OT this morning, it was still below 0F, so there wasn't much point in trying to clear the ice out of the heated birdbath. It was 10F when I got back, so I went out with a pitcher of hot water and melted the ice out, then refilled the birdbath. I've been breaking a new trail out to the birdfeeders/birdbath every day this week, as my previous footprints have been getting filled in by the blowing snow.
The OT has now extended my daily practice time to 15 minutes. Whee!
Of course, it will all begin to melt tomorrow, but shoveling means that the driveway won't be a slippery, slushy mess. And I don't have to go to the gym today. :)
When I left for OT this morning, it was still below 0F, so there wasn't much point in trying to clear the ice out of the heated birdbath. It was 10F when I got back, so I went out with a pitcher of hot water and melted the ice out, then refilled the birdbath. I've been breaking a new trail out to the birdfeeders/birdbath every day this week, as my previous footprints have been getting filled in by the blowing snow.
The OT has now extended my daily practice time to 15 minutes. Whee!