It reached to top of my boots (14&quot when I headed out to take care of the pony. I'm not sure how much was packed underneath my feet and it's still coming down, although it's smaller and wetter flakes than was falling earlier. Probably close to 18" when alll is said and done.

I'll start digging a little later. Just finished a 2nd round of blueberry buckwheat pancakes and want to let that settle in a bit before I tackle the shoveling.

but have a lot of ice on top of and below. its heating up today and i have already cleared part of my driveway, going to attempt the steep portions later.

Now we are getting lake effect

Outside the window, snow flakes look like a raid of albino mosquitoes hovering and darting around each other.

It's beautiful. We haven't gone out yet to clear the driveway. We don't have to go anywhere.