I live, write, and garden in the PNW with my husband of 27 years, disabled daughter, college-aged son, and my 84-year-old mother. We have paid off $250,000.00 worth of debt (if you include the interest) in the last fifteen years and as of 6/12/2020 are 100% DEBT FREE!!!!Oh, my gosh, we are at 18 inches of snow now and there is absolutely no sign of stopping! I wonder if the airplanes are going to freeze to the runway again like they did the one year we had the huge storm. The photos were gorgeous but scary. If this keeps up, we may end up with 2 feet by morning. I do hope it stops soon. I really don't feel like hauling out a metal ladder and shoveling snow off my roof so it doesn't collapse. If it stops short of 3 feet deep then I probably won't have to, but seriously, it is showing no sign of stopping. I bet Mt. Baker Ski Resort is through the roof happy.
The birdbath looks like a giant wedding cake. I can't even see Queen Frog (garden ornament) anymore and its not like she's small. The arbor just looks like one very tall white structure (its cedar colored), the tree stumps are buried, and the neighbor's yellow van is completely white.
The trees are so weighted down with snow that branches that are normally 12 feet off the ground are brushing the top of my car (about 5 feet tall) and there's not a bit of green to be seen on the evergreens. I'd take photos but the digital batteries are not in the charger or in the camera, so that's not going to happen. Just look at Contrary1's picture and then imagine 8 trees about that size in a circle and way more snow.
I'm pretty sure there won't be school tomorrow but you never know. We deal with snow all the time here, maybe not this much every year, so we may just have late arrival with limited bus schedules. I hope there is school. My kids are itching to go back after the long weekend. I guess I'll call the weather line in the morning and find out.
It's Lovely Weather for a Sleigh Ride Together With You
November 27th, 2006 at 04:42 am
November 27th, 2006 at 05:39 am 1164605948
November 27th, 2006 at 05:44 am 1164606264
Seriously hope you don't need to shovel your roof. I've got nothing that needs help when we get a big snow.....roofs are peaked, no decks, we should be fine. I'll cross my fingers you're not heading up a ladder!
November 27th, 2006 at 08:10 am 1164615032
Contrary--my roof is peaked, too but if it isn't melty it stays put pretty much and if it gets too heavy then it can cause damage. Although this roof is a lot better than the one we had during our first blizzard here, we replaced it when T was a baby, and it is stronger. I am going to be so sick of this by Christmas time. Heck, I'm going to be sick of this by December! I'm a snow baby, I cry at the first sign of snow.