Snow day(s)

We knew a storm was coming. I was counselled to bring the shovels up from the shed, while I was bringing the snowblower up to the garage. MEMORY FAILED! I didn't think of it until there was 10 cm on the ground in the afternoon. You may think that 4 shovels is excessive, but I keep on on the front deck, another on the back deck. The third and fourth in the garage. (The blue one died a horrible death last year. The handle kept detaching from the shovel.)

 

It began slowly...

It was -4 ℃ and the goldfish pond was frozen, with snow beginning to accumulate on top.

The garbage was put out at 7 a.m., the roads weren't great.

There was a lovely layer of slush under the snow. 

One deer track across the driveway. 

The birds were slow to start.

I went back out to use the snowblower. It only took 3 tries to start it. Not so bad after sitting in the shed all summer. It managed the slushy snow pretty well. I was worried. 

Of course, it is all melting, since we're above zero, again. We had rain yesterday.  Maybe again today.