More Snowy Morn

Here's another shot

from one of those recent snowy mornings.

But The fuzz is glad to see things warming up a bit now.

Yet…

It is still a long ways till Spring!

Snowmageddon ?

Snowmageddon?

That's what the BBC was calling it.

Looks like those Yankees were catching it.

It wasn't so bad here in the Woods.

But The Fuzz didn't feel much like riding anywhere.

In fact, neither The Fuzz or His Sweetie have gone anywhere-

other than a walk-

Since Thursday.

There was a bit of winter happening here in the Woods.

And hungry birdies in the morning.

Won't be sitting out here today.

Hope them fishies are okay down there!

The Fuzz did get out in the woods for a bit and here's a few pix.

The Fuzz does like to see at least one snow in a winter.  It reminds him of the Old Country*.  Around here we can enjoy the novelty of a good snow.  It gives us an excuse to stay home- the stores have been cleaned out anyway.

We were lucky here and the power never went out.

The Fuzz hopes those folks up north make out okay, it looks pretty rough up there.

*The shameful truth is that The Fuzz actually has a bit of a yankee background himself.

Snow, Yes This Time

Here's the latest on our Snow Event out here in the woods.

The snow had pretty much stopped by 16:00, or rather had turned to sleet.  The sleet went on into the night.  But in the morning the snow picked back up again.  The Fuzz put on his boots, and went out to tend to the critters.

He was able to catch this shot of one of the elusive Snow Kitties found in these woods.

Of course, all the kitties were not quite so thrilled with the weather.

As of 08:00, we seem to have around 4" on the ground in the woods.

The Fuzz couldn't resist these couple of closeups.

They claim the snow should continue through the day, but as this is being written, not much is happening.  However, things being what they are, it looks like The Fuzz and Family will just stay put for now.

Snow? (Morning Report)

And this is pretty much it.

It is still cold though, 15˚.

Snow? (22:20)

So, here is the update.

Around 16:45

The birds were working the feeder pretty good.

At 19:00

Snow was still falling.

The Fuzz was wondering if the tarps would hold.

But by 21:00 it had pretty much stopped.

It is supposed to stay cold however, so what little we have will probably still be here in the morning.

Will there be school?

Apparently not.

Snow???

Well, it looks like we might get some this time.

In fact there are a few tiny flakes falling at the moment.

As you can see, the pooch has decided to hole up for a while.

School turned out early, but whether it will amount to anything remains to be seen.

But The Fuzz is prepared, we hope.

Relapsed

Well, it looked like Spring was almost here, but we appear to have had a relapse.

The Fuzz and His Sweetie had been to the Big City on Saturday.

Just as they got back to their Home in the Woods, the snow began.

They made it home, just in time.

It's never fun to be on the road in a snowstorm, at least not for us spoiled southerners.  When it comes down to it, getting stuck in a ditch is just a pain in the ass.

But here's a few snow pix for y'all.

Of course, by the morning, it was mostly gone.

A Seedy Bunch

With all this winter weather, it was time to give some thought to our little feathered friends. The Fuzz's Sweetie had procured a nice 25 lb sack of Sunflower Seeds.
Once the word got out, they swarmed the place.
These little fellows don't have very good table manners though. They tend to waste a lot, which ends up on the snow.
Fortunately, they provide their own Cleanup Crew. This is a rather lousy picture. It was made though the window screen.
And here's one last Birdie Pix.
We did have a time with all the snow. The Fuzz had 2 days off work. Of course when he did go back,There was a bit of a scramble to catch up. People don't stop eating, just because it snowed.

And here's a last shot of the doggies. That little one doesn't seem to want to come out and play.

Another Snow Day

With all this nice winter weather, our wood pile was getting a little low.
But since The Fuzz's day job was on hold, because of the snow and ice, he had time to break out that Little Green Chainsaw.
It was still a bit cold out there in the woods, but that dependable little machine cranked right up for him. There were a couple of dead trees near by that he had previously marked for the wood pile.And so he pulled on his bibs, and boots, and headed out into the snow.
This first one gave him just a little trouble, hanging up in one of it's neighbors. But that Skillful Fuzz was able to get it down without hurting himself.
Back in the Old Country, we used to have sleds and toboggans to use in these situations. But the snow wasn't really all that deep, and it was still cold enough to keep it from balling up on the wheel, so That Fuzz was able to use his faithful wheelbarrow to carry the wood back to the trailer. Now the Doggies are enjoying this nice warm place.
He does expect to make it back to work tomorrow. But it will be rather busy the rest of the week.

Snow Days

I think we may have mentioned something about a "chance of snow" in The Fuzz's last post. Well, when he got up this morning at around 5 am, this was the scene from the door. The school people here, have some kinda fancy new system that robo calls everyone to tell them "No School Today". But of course we already realized that. But, rather than drive 8 miles into town though the snow, The Fuzz had the sense to use the telephone this time. The garbage will have to wait today.And, this motor vehicle will just stay buried today.
Now, they're talking about Freezing Rain tonight. Well, we'll just have to wait and see.

I'm dreaming of a white Boxing Day.

We went off to visit family in that City, The Home of a Famous University, for Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve there. We were running just a bit late and barely had time for a quick bowl of soup before heading off to a Christmas Eve Mass at a Huge Local Church.
Then, it was back to the apartment for wine, snacks and finally, Eggnog and Cookies.
It seems that The Fuzz and His Sweetie had forgotten to bring the Lebkuchen. This was realized upon our arrival. However, since a return for these tasty treats would have involved a drive of many hours, it was decided that we would somehow manage without. After all, the friend soon to arrive was also bringing cookies! But it was discovered that he, also, had had this particular form of memory loss. However, We are happy to report, that at that critical time, there were plenty of those delicious treats, to compliment the eggnog.
Somehow, in the course of the evening, the contents of a bottle of Southern Comfort and some Bourbon seemed to have disappeared.

Christmas day, we were joined by more family to open Christmas Presents and enjoy a delicious Ravioli Dinner. This was followed by the traditional game of Pictionary, in which the Girls slaughtered the Boys. (It was those cursed "All Plays" that did them in!)

Finally, it was time to leave, and we packed up the motor vehicles for the return trip. The weather forecast was not encouraging, calling for a bit of snow.
All you Yankees have to realize, that this is North Carolina. We like snow. To look at, or make Snow Cream with. But driving is not so high on our "Want to Do" List. Suffice it to say, that The Fuzz and His, made it home just in time.
Here's a look out of the kitchen window, this morning!

Even Another Snow Post

Yes, even another Snow Post. There seems to be a lot of this thing going on these days. If we were in Buffalo it would be expected maybe, but this is The South. But The Fuzz said it was time for a new post, and this was what he came up with. Enjoy.
He also has been accused of putting up Mystery Pix that are simply too difficult. They think it is imposable without insider information. Now this one from back on 1/28/10 was admittedly taken from an unusual angle. But hey, they're Mystery Pix, right?
And now, there have been objections to our latest Mystery Pix!
Well, The Fuzz has admitted that he did play with it just a little bit, but remember, there has to be some mystery here. This is a common everyday (well maybe not every day) item.
There were some great guesses on this one. But it seems to be time to put this one to bed too. And so, we present-

Elmer's Glue

We Are Not Jealous

Well, The Fuzz has posted his pictures of our puny little snow. Seems like those folks up north wanted to show him how it's really done. I suppose, they thought he'd be jealous. But they'd better think again. You can keep it. Here, we can actually see the ground! Have fun, y'all!

It has come to our attention that our latest Mystery Pix has a few people stuck. This is a sticky situation. But there is a bit of Bull* involved. The object in question is certainly smaller than a breadbox, (if any one remembers them) but bigger than a cell phone (we do remember them).


*This clue is probably as obscure as the breadbox, maybe worse.

It's A Lie

As can be seen, the snow is still with us, and we are still holed up here in the woods. I suppose, if we wanted, we could get out of here, but what for? Today, "They're" calling for a high of 36°. We don't expect a lot of melting.
So why is this thermometer lying like this? I mean, what's with this 52° stuff. The Fuzz has been out there and he assures us it is not 52° out there. He did say not to hold it against this gullible little gadget. Since it is in the direct sun and next to the trailer, it is understandable that it might be just a little confused.
However, tomorrow is another story. It's back to work for The Fuzz. But we won't worry about that for now.

Here We Go Again

Yes, here we go again. 100% chance of snow. And then, they're calling for sleet and freezing rain! The Fuzz is still wondering about this global warming stuff. We stopped and ate some Mexican Dinner befor heading home. By the time we hit the road it was snowing pretty good. But we made it home OK and The Fuzz quickly brought some wood in.

Here's a shot of a couple of the cat trying to stay out of the snow.

Then The Rain Came

The Fuzz hopes everyone enjoyed all those wonderful Snow Pix. But it must be noted that he was running a bit behind on these posts. All that snow actually came a few days before Christmas. Hence the title "White Pre-Christmas". Although there was still a bit of snow still around, Christmas Eve was rainy, very rainy.
You may remember this snow covered foot bridge (actually a couple of logs) from that snow post. Well, here is another look* at it Christmas morning.There is quite a difference. Amazingly, the logs are still there after all this.
The Fuzz would like to wish every one a Happy New Year. This year, we actually stayed up for it. We had a few White Russians, and got out the Pride and Prejudice tapes. The Fuzz even got the old muzzle loader out at midnight for the traditional salute.
And now, here it is, the year 2010. It has been a big year for us here. We moved from the old home place out here to the woods. There's still a whole lot of work to do, but we are pretty much settled in now.



*As usual, click on pix for a closer look!