Round Four

The blizzard warning is still in effect until tomorrow morning (probably because of persistent, high winds) but the snow has stopped and the sun is up.  Time for shoveling!

Charlamagne the tree is buried up to his necktie.  I bet he is insulated and warm in there.

It's getting longer :o(

 

Seth the shoveler! (I really just watched the shoveling action from the kitchen window)

Lots of snow that won't be going anywhere for a long time.  For the next few weeks it will appear to shrink as it compresses into dense, hard ice.  Come Spring, when (or if!) it finally melts, it will turn into rivers of mud.  Lovely. 

Valentine's Day or Groundhog Day?

Right on cue, just like in the movie "Groundhog Day," it is another weekend and another blizzard is upon us.  Four blizzards in less than four weeks... At this point 6 more weeks of Winter doesn't seem all bad, especially if you consider that the snow probably won't be completely melted before May! 

In the meantime, happy Valentine's Day!

I make a mean pipe cleaner bear (*thank god for youtube tutorials!)

Yesterday some friends came over to express their Cupid creativity in the form of cookie decorating.  It was quite a show and I believe we had some secret artists amongst us.

Oh my goodness, so serious!

Donna's strawberry

Not pictured: a mini blue lobster and the continent of Africa

Sammy's patriotism, in cookie form

The best bakers on the block

   

Taller than me!

Our winter started off slow but then caught up quickly!  After hardly having any snow until late January (usually the snow starts to accumulate by mid-December) we were hit with three blizzards in exactly two weeks.  The total snow-fall during this time was around 65-70 inches (that is taller than me!), which is more than what we would normally get in one year.  Since it all came so suddenly the big question has been "where do we put it?".  Even the MBTA had to take a breather and the entire system shut down for a full day, the first time in history. (In all truth, this doesn't really mean anything; the poor subway is terribly dilapidated and these storms are just accelerating its miserable, inevitable death).

In the meantime, all I can think of is how grateful I am to not have to commute, by car or rail!  I don't mind one bit hiking up to work if that means I don't have to deal with shoveling off the car, navigating narrow, snowy roads, dealing with aggressive drivers, trying to find places to park between snow banks, etc.  Heck, I even got to snowshoe in to Brandeis one day :o)

I am almost certain we won't see the ground until May...

Our corner

Watch your head for 12 foot icicles! 

Charlemagne, the little red maple, looks well insulated

The hill heading up to Brandeis

At least the church clears the sidewalk; usually pedestrians have to walk in the roads with the traffic :o(