Winter Storm Photos and Videos

During this storm, our lowest temps over the past week have been -5 actual, with 15 mph wind for a windchill of -20. By next week, our temps are suppose to return to the mid 20s. But, what do you do during a winter storm that lasts for days? Well, Mark has spent time prepping for the class he starts to teach next week, plowing the circle drive, and shoveling snow.  I've been working on inside projects, which I'll show you in the near future.

We've gotten about 2-4" of snow daily...

Driving has not been too bad.  Since I drove a stick shift car for YEARS, I still use my gears to slow down instead of my breaks - it works very well on snow covered roads.

The weather does make for some great photos and videos  - so I'd thought I'd share some with you:

But we've had a lot of blowing and drifting

Our very OLD apple tree that has seen better days

Mark enjoying the snow instead of plowing or shoveling it

I truly LOVE this barn - in every season

You can see a typical pile of snow from plowing

Since it is the beginning of January, I've also started taking down the Christmas decorations. Post Christmas time has always been dreary for me, but Cleo helped this year- see video:

Because Cleo has a thin coat and hates the cold, I bought her a winter sweater, you can see how she reacted to it the first time I put it on her. At first she kept walking backwards, trying to wipe it off.  When she found that she could not, she kept lifting her legs trying to step out of it.  I know she'll get used to it over time and appreciate its warmth, especially when I take her outside to the barn. (I know, I've stooped to stupid cat videos - I couldn't resist just this once!)

 Talk to you again soon.