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Sunday, 8 December 2024

We have snow!

This is what we ended up with Thursday, Dec. 5th! 14 cm of snow. We had a sleepover in Ottawa Friday night, so I shoveled like mad to clean 




The back deck! It ended up being 5 ℃ and I thought I'd best get out and get going. Heavy, wet snow gets stuck in the snowblower's auger.

I am happy to report that we did not lose any more pine tree branches! The snow was heavy, and fell off in the wind.


You can sorta see my 12" ruler on the second step. It read 14 cm.

I began working on my driveway. The driveway was warm, under the snow. 


I made it to the end of the driveway, but the 23 cm snow plow slush at the end of the 100m drive was too slushy and got stuck in the auger. I backed off it. 

By the time I was done, the sun came out and the driveway was dry and clear again. A winter wonderland. 

Look at the bears! A gift from the kids.



I attempted a snowman, but after working 90 minutes I was too tired and I gave up. 

The sun disappeared behind clouds. I went off to visit my client. When I came back, I decided the end of the driveway had to be done. I toddled down with my shovel. This is the bane of all snow shovelers! IF it freezes you have a mound of ice.



It snowed again last night. But now it is raining on top of that. It is melting, and supposed to go up to 4 ℃ today. There is nothing like shovelling slush! I don't mind shovelling, truly. And it looks so pretty. For now!
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14 comments:

  1. DrumMajor8 December 2024 at 09:06

    That's a lot of work! Linda in Kansas

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  2. David M. Gascoigne,8 December 2024 at 11:22

    I never even consider moving to a condo until I have to shovel snow!

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  3. Anvilcloud8 December 2024 at 12:14

    The plows were busy last night, but private for the driveway and public for the road and sidewalk.

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  4. Elephant's Child8 December 2024 at 12:39

    My goodness. A winter wonderland indeed.

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  5. RedPat8 December 2024 at 14:00

    Wow. Only a dusting of snow here and 7˚C today.

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  6. Mary Kirkland8 December 2024 at 14:23

    Wow, that is a lot of snow. I made one snowman when I lived in West Virginia. It took so much time.

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  7. Tom8 December 2024 at 16:17

    ...our winter wonderland has turned into mud season.

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  8. Leslie's Garden8 December 2024 at 16:43

    Lovely snow!

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  9. Red8 December 2024 at 17:41

    Slushy snow is difficult to shovel. It sticks to my shovel and is heavy. Oh ya. You already said that.

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  10. Mae Travels8 December 2024 at 19:16

    From the warm, sunny and rainy Caribbean, I am thinking about your snow and the snow I’ll probably face when I go home. No fun!

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  11. Far Side of Fifty8 December 2024 at 21:06

    We got rain too. That slush is no fun to shovel!

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  12. eileeninmd9 December 2024 at 05:07

    Hello,
    Pretty snow images. I do not like shoveling.
    Take care, have a great day and happy week ahead.

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  13. Crafty Green Poet10 December 2024 at 11:21

    That's a lot of snow! Looks beautiful, but i guess it's not so great when you've got to clear it

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  14. DeniseinVA10 December 2024 at 19:21

    Oh my goodness, pretty but all I can see is you shoveling snow and feeling for you.

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