I spent my weekend watching the snow pile up outside. Quite literally. It started snowing here around 6 p.m. on Friday night. When I awoke on Saturday morning, the window in my office looked like this:
We had such high winds that the snow blew through the window screen and was stuck between the glass and the screen. It is still working on melting out as I type this.
And yes, it was this grey and overcast ALL. DAY. LONG.
The sliding glass door from the sun room to the deck at 9:45 a.m. At this point we already had nearly a foot of snow.
Same location, 3:30 p.m. There were no lulls in this storm. It was either snowing lightly or snowing heavily all day.
At 6:06 p.m. From the inside, that second line on the window is 28" from the floor. But immediately outside, there is a step down, so the deck itself is about 6" lower that the inside of the house.
Final shot - 8:45 a.m. on Sunday. The snow stopped some time during the night. All told, we got 30" with blowing drifts that were easily 4 and 5 feet tall. If that were water and the deck could contain it, we would have a swimming pool!
Obviously we can't open this door!
What I learned:
- weather forecasts can be wildly inaccurate (our area was in the band that was supposed to get 6-12")
- Perkasie had the highest accumulation in Bucks County PA.
- 30" of snow means multiple times out shoveling and snow blowing.
- I am EXTREMELY grateful that Jay is the one who handles all the shoveling and snow blowing!!! Here he is with the snow blower around 4 p.m. on Saturday. You can see the snow is up to his knees as he clears the sidewalk!
- A day stuck at home when you are fully prepared is really a lovely thing.
And finally - check out what came in the mail on Friday (before the snow thankfully). This beautiful calendar from
Carola. I'm going to enjoy all these scenes from the Oregon coast during the year! Thanks Carola.
