Snowvember II

After some initial dustings and two more serious snowfalls, we got clobbered in earnest. Last weekend's snow gradually blew out of the trees and began melting on the ground.

There was just a thin carpet of snow in the woods. Some had partly thawed and then frozen to the pine boughs.

Just after I tarped Boris' car for the winter, a thin sleet began to fall. Joanne came home in the evening and the road was slippery. Later, large flakes came down, and by morning we had about 16 inches.

The pine boughs are heavily laden; on the way into town we saw many trees had collapsed, some onto the power lines and some into the road. The road was very rough--as though the crews had given up as soon as school was cancelled. The lights were out at several intersections in the city. All in all, it was a rough commute.