There Is ‘Snow’ Place Like Home. . .
South of Boston got clobbered during Monday’s powerful nor’easter as did a large section of the East Coast. We received twenty-five inches on top of the fifteen inches that we still had on the ground from our last big storm. Fortunately, in my area we did not lose power; we were incredibly lucky. Others were not so lucky and received thirty to thirty-five inches, and their power has still not been restored.
The blowing wet snow plastered every window.
My backyard looks like a moonscape with huge drifts, and most of my deck had four to five feet of snow.
Starting at 7:30am, I went out every hour and a half to clear around the door to the deck and shovel out a small area for Emma. The snow came down at an incredible rate. If I had waited two hours at any time, I would not have been able to open that door. As it was, I went out to shovel eight times. It was impossible to open any of my other doors. My friend Kathy L.sent a photo of my front door taken from her kitchen window showing that the snow covered half of the door. While some areas received heavy, wet snow, ours was easier to shovel.
Here's the view out my dining room window. I had drifts like this all around my house.
Now here is the good news. After a few rough days, things are looking up. The temperature was nearly forty degrees today and tomorrow we will match that. Even better, we will be aiming for fifty on Saturday. Hallelujah!!!
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