And still more snow

2010 January 7
by Stonehead

Six o’clock and time to start digging. The snow in front of the boot scraper is deeper than it seems as there’s a step down down the ground under the scraper, which is itself an inch high. The shallowest area is now 23 inches/58cm deep in snow. read more…

Now it’s getting seriously wintry

2010 January 6
by Stonehead

Just taking a breather from snow shovelling and doing the chores.

The weather is definitely moving into the seriously wintry.

It’s -9.2C, there’s a strong wind, and nasty, sharp snow is falling in large amounts. read more…

A night made hoary

2010 January 5
by Stonehead

A night made hoary with the swarm
And whirl-dance of the blinding storm,
As zigzag, wavering to and fro,
Crossed and recrossed the wingëd snow:
From Snow-Bound, by John Greenleaf Whittier, 1866

Don’t go in the woods!

2010 January 5
by Stonehead

Don’t go in the woods, there be feral folk out there! When the boys finally ventured outside this morning, they found the Snowbeast was prowling the croft…