Still snowing!

I had this nightmare where I woke up and the sun was shining and all the snow had melted away.

Thank goodness it was just a dream.

I'm now dressed in silk long johns, sock liners, wool socks, a hoodie tee, and jeans. Soon to add a sweater and my ski jacket. I'm regretting not buying the ski/snow pants I saw at Marshall's a couple weeks ago, but they were a few inches too long and I was holding out for a short inseam.

We're gonna go out and play for a little while. It's chilly out there (25F) and breezy/windy, with lots more snow coming down, so I don't think we'll be out for long. We need to dig out a toileting area for our dog, who is not inclined to squat in snow that already reaches his chest.



I'll find a yardstick, too. ;)

Well, crap

I forgot the buy birdseed. Traffic's been so crazy lately that I didn't feel like driving up 29 during normal business hours. The birds are desperately foraging, but I know they can find food. There are berries and seeds from wild plants in my yard, still exposed.

The bigger issue is that I use birdseed on our front walk for traction. And I let the birds clear the walk for me. Their body heat does a nice job of getting the last bit of snow/ice removed. If the busses are running Monday, I'll go buy 10lbs, which is less than usual, but enough to tide me over. We're not digging the cars out anytime soon and we haven't seen a plow yet. The plow will make the car situation worse, anyhow.

I had to go brush off the Dish because we lost reception. It worked for awhile, but we've lost reception again and I don't think it's from snow build up now. I wonder if there's some particularly dense weather headed this way. It's still snowing heavily. Tom's out shoveling again. He enjoys it because it keeps him warm and lets him accomplish something. As a telecommuter, he doesn't get snow days, so he's glad for the weekend timing.

I keep uploading pics to flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jocelyndale/sets/72157622902515869/