1-19-14 VERMONT: We got about two inches last night and did the shoveling this morning. It was in the thirties, so I was also able to get a lot of the ice off the deck. The deck not only gets snowed on but also gets the snow that slides off the metal roof of the house and falls two stories landing with a resounding thud on the deck. That fall compacts the snow turning it to ice. The weight of a big accumulation of ice threatens the structural integrity of the deck so we try to keep clear.
Next week’s temps will be back in the single digits, and more snow is on the way. The January thaw seems to be over. The snow requires a lot of plowing and shoveling, of course, but I still love the look of the new snow falling, swirling in the wind, the white out and the coating on the trees and shrubs.
New snow.
New snow.
The apple tree will be even whiter in May.
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