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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy back yard this morning
(north of Boston)
As much as I might bitch about dealing with snow, I love snow and the effect it has (even emotionally).
I could do better pictures, but I don't feel like tramping around outside.
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B Calm
(28,762 posts)was gone two days later. Unbelievable for Indiana.
mercuryblues
(14,537 posts)absorbs sound and vibrations. Combined with the aesthetics does give a peaceful and relaxing feeling. Well, at least until you have to shovel the driveway.
So enjoy while you can.
Tab
(11,093 posts)there's no shoveling. There's snowblowing, or plowing. My current driveway is about the largest I'd want to snowblow (with my current snowblower). Anything longer, and I've had those, I'd need a plow. A short little 8-foot driveway my son could shovel would be great, but I haven't lived in anything like that for years.
For those curious, anything particularly short you could shovel. When you get into 50' driveways, you have to have a snowblower, but since I don't have a pickup, I'm limited to the largest blower I could fit into my van.
Anything beyond that, you have to pay for a plow (or own one yourself). Then you need them to break you out (get the bulk of the snow out of the way), clear and move the cars, and then wait for the final plow to clear the driveway.
I think (I'm terrible with distances) that my driveway is about 50 feet, about 10 to 15 feet across, and a separate parkout area good for a decent sized vehicle. I don't know how much square footage that is with 8 to 10 inches of snow, but you ain't doing it with a shovel, I can tell you that.
It used to be that kids would come and offer to shovel your driveway but that's so much in the past I think it's on retro TV.
My driveway is 200+ feet on a hill. Try shoveling that. We live in an area where we don't get a lot of snow, so buying a snow blower isn't prudent. Usually if it snows, it is only a dusting and melts by noon. Every 5 years or so we get a whopper and it doesn't melt for days. The last time it snowed our street wasn't plowed for 3 days, so shoveling the drive didn't seem urgent.
It sure is pretty to look at. Snowball fights with the kids are a blast. I grew up in the north so I know how to make a snowball and throw one. They were born here and had no clue. The fun part was explaining to the boys how to write their name in snow. They thanked me for giving them a short names.
Tab
(11,093 posts)I don't want to know how you taught the boys to write their names in the snow.
mercuryblues
(14,537 posts)I had to teach them. We live where we might get enough snow every 5-7 years to actually make a snowball.
Tab
(11,093 posts)Wait - I said I didn't want to know.
I explained and went inside. They didn't need Mom's hands on help.
NutmegYankee
(16,201 posts)I actually hand shoveled it out of a 21 inch and 30 inch storm. Told myself never again so now I use a snowblower.
Lost power from the storm yesterday in CT and had both snowblower and generator going.
Tab
(11,093 posts)Maybe if I was 20. There's no way in hell I'd shovel out 2 feet of snow from an 80 ft driveway. I'd pour gasoline on it and light it on fire first.
(just joking: DHS).
NutmegYankee
(16,201 posts)I'm a bit more fragile now so I don't push it as much. Damned spinal disks, yah know?
I got power back this morning and internet back about 30 minutes ago. What a storm - same one that hit you.
Mendocino
(7,505 posts)under which the land sleeps in winter.
3catwoman3
(24,041 posts)...to put it.
Mendocino
(7,505 posts)Where I'm at in NW OH, there has been two measurable snowfalls this season, the last two winters were heavy.
3catwoman3
(24,041 posts)Cold, but not all that much consistent snow.
livetohike
(22,163 posts)Here in northern PA. You have a great view 😊.
Tab
(11,093 posts)it was all - everything - white.
TBF
(32,090 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,708 posts)K&R!
OS
Tab
(11,093 posts)you have to keep them up, otherwise you do the birds a disservice. They land, expecting food, and might not find some. So I think you have a responsibility to keep them maintained on a regular basis. I can't promise that, so I don't, sadly.
Omaha Steve
(99,708 posts)You are doing the right thing.
OS
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)We have squirrels a-plenty
MindPilot
(12,693 posts)When I left Denver in 1980, I swore I would never again be in the same place as snow and ice.
I much prefer the heat. My idea of paradise is Vegas in August.
OkSustainAg
(203 posts)the little birds were lined up on my porch railing waiting for me to feed the chickens.
Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)Last time I saw something like that on the ground here where I am at was January 11th, 1973! Must be something about the Gulf of Mexico that repels snow! Lol
Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)Beautiful, though. From far, far away.
LittleGirl
(8,291 posts)thanks for sharing!
elias49
(4,259 posts)Honestly, looks just like my back yard, right down to the patio table with the center umbrella post!
It's a doppleganger back yard!
Spring is on its way!
Cheers Tab!
dragonfly301
(399 posts)two weeks ago (Jonas) and now it has totally melted away -- and I am fine with that! C'mon spring!
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)that looks like a view to enjoy year around. Beautiful!
However, this (now) Florida woman can't take the cold and hated it when I lived in RI for a year and had to walk/slip and slide on the icy sidewalks to get to the bus to get to school. Brrr. Going to Roger Main park was such a treat, it was worth be freezing cold for a bit, but couldn't handle it day to day so moved to CA to warm up and go to school there, then 18 years later, moved back to FL to help care for my aging parents.
If I could handle the cold I'd live in Iceland, they have the best government in the world and actually care for the people more than the bankers - what a difference!
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)But...ya, I'm a wimp now. Been in Southern California for 30 years...I need my sun and warmth...most of my wardrobe is shorts and flip flops.
Keep the pictures coming...I love to just look.
Lol
I dislike snow.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)riversedge
(70,299 posts)arendt
(5,078 posts)Tab
(11,093 posts)I could do a pic like that, if I could get my ass out of the house. Looks wonderful!
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)Crazy winter...