Day 35: The Valentine's Day Storm

After all that, is this all we have to show for what the news services here have been referring to as the 'Valentine's Day Storm'? In a word, no. The eagle-eyed may recognise this picture from Day 12. Last night there was virtually no snow at all on the deck, we woke to what we thought was a pretty good fall of snow. Enough to bring-out our driveway snow-clearing service again. See picture 2.

Today we stayed at home, Exile #3's school (along with most others in the area was closed) and I worked from home - because of a few inches of snow? No, because of what was coming. The snow did not stop all day - it is easing off now, having snowed for about 18 hours non-stop. The result can be seen in picture 3. About 16 inches we think with the possibility of a few more showers and then high winds that will blow this powder-dry snow around during the extremely cold night - there is already a pile of snow about 4-feet deep at the end of the drive following two visits by the snow-plough clearing the street. It will take me a long time to clear it with my small spade if the snow-clearing service doesn't pay us another visit in the morning.

And there's still no chance of making a snowman - the snow is too cold to stick together - what's the use of that?