Tuesday, December 29, 2015

It just won't stop.....

I often wake at 4am, visit the WC several feet away, idly look out through the front room window 35 feet away, and go back to bed. This morning I dimly saw the truck, and wondered about what seemed to be nearly a foot of snow on it. 'Cause you see, the previous afternoon I had broomed it off and driven it to the store. This was after shoveling several inches off the walk. So, there couldn't be more. I went back to bed.

Indeed, it had snowed again. We're now at around 110% of normal for snowpack, on the heels of a month ago, we were at 40%. So it's snowed. Every effing day, it seems, for the last couple weeks. I drove out to the river nearing dusk.


I stopped around 4 to take this picture, it was starting to snow again. The light closed in around me as I got back to town. The days are getting longer I tell myself.  The clouds are supposed to clear away, and the temp will drop. Below zero tonight. 


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  1. sageDecember 29, 2015 at 6:49 PM

    Sounds delightful! I miss the struggle to survive winter!

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    1. Should Fish MoreDecember 31, 2015 at 11:50 AM

      C'mon up for a quick refresher....it's supposed to get up to 5 today, you can go run errands for me.

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  2. Joanne NoragonDecember 29, 2015 at 7:16 PM

    Actually, the snow looks quite nice--in Montana.

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    1. Should Fish MoreDecember 31, 2015 at 11:50 AM

      Happily send a foot or so your way, Joanne. Happy new year.

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  3. BillDecember 29, 2015 at 9:12 PM

    Might be a long winter there, even though it is picturesque.

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    1. Should Fish MoreDecember 31, 2015 at 11:51 AM

      I guess we'll see....usually have our last snow in June, so time will tell.

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  4. troutbirderDecember 30, 2015 at 7:59 AM

    Gotta be good after the years of Western drought, he says with an aching back from shoveling our Minnesota "snowpack.":)

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    1. Should Fish MoreDecember 31, 2015 at 11:51 AM

      Yeah, in the space of a week we went to 40% of average to over 110%.

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  5. Robbie GreyDecember 30, 2015 at 8:38 AM

    Our snowpack is also above normal. It snowed a couple feet collectively last week, but this week has been fairly dry. It's cold, though, we haven't gotten out of the twenties in days.

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    1. Should Fish MoreDecember 31, 2015 at 11:52 AM

      We haven't seen the good side of 15 for a couple days either. Happy new year, Robbie.

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  6. The BugDecember 30, 2015 at 8:51 AM

    It's been warmer than usual in Ohio (not that we've BEEN in Ohio very much this month). I'm sure we'll get our snow eventually, and I will be very glad that I can work from home on those days :)

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  7. CatalystDecember 30, 2015 at 10:59 AM

    It looks nice, people say, but it gets monotomous when it snows day after day.

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  8. TaborDecember 31, 2015 at 2:41 AM

    For all the work it brings, it certainly brings a pristine beauty. Cleans up the scenery nicely.

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    1. Should Fish MoreDecember 31, 2015 at 11:53 AM

      Yep, all the detritus of civilization is covered up until May.

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  9. John Going GentlyDecember 31, 2015 at 10:06 AM

    Happy New year old bean , hoping 2016 will be a cracker xxxxxxx

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  10. SteveDecember 31, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    Freezing rain tonight, but no snow, yet.

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