We have power!

As predicted, it is a Snow Day, as they call it. Actually, it is an Ice Day. All the 🚌 busses in our area are cancelled. The same with Ottawa. We have power, which is a good thing. They had to close the Rideau Canal Skateway. Such a shame. People come from around the world to skate it. It is great for tourism.

I'd just gotten the driveway done and cleared after 6 cm snow Wednesday morning. 

JB gathered the lanterns, just in case. 

I was watching the radar, and in it came. The sidewalk looks like ice. It was supposed to begin with snow, but it was first rain, then ice pellets, then rain. The thermometer is hovering below zero C.and it all froze overnight. I'd prefer snow. You can shovel that! It looked awful last night in the dark...

I am fascinated with the lightning radar. It looks scary in the southern US. The lightning strikes are at 65,900 in one of the sectors.

This was from Tuesday. The red squirrel has created all these tunnels under the snow. You'll have to picture this: the squirrel was down in the hole (you can see it in the foreground), and popped up to scare a Mourning Dove. I laughed!

Who, me?! 

A snowy morning Wednesday. First up, the sidewalk. 

Next, the driveway:

The oak trees are still hanging onto their leaves. They rustle in the wind.

I made a double batch of spaghetti yesterday. We've leftovers tonight. We won't need to leave the house, as Joseph Brian did shopping after I'd done the driveway. We'll see what it looks like today!