...and MORE Snow...

 

Snow update! Three hours after my last posting, the snow has gotten deeper... The front yard at 12 inches deep.

 

The back yard is 15 1/2 inches deep,nearly at the limit of this 18 inch long ruler. Snow is above the kid's knees.

And the little patio set and tree out front are disappearing...

 Now to wait til the sun comes up, so the chickens can blame ME for all this evil white stuff.

Oh No, SNOW!

Holy crap--our blizzard is here! Avalanche/blizzard warnings, high wind warnings, and we can expect nearly 25 inches of snow between now and Friday!

OK, after piddling about for 24 hours, our blizzard has seriously buckled down to snow! Two hours in, let's look outside! Two steps out the back door, 5 inches.

 

In the middle of the back porch, 8 inches.

Out in the middle of the back yard, 12 inches! To be fair, some of this was from yesterday's snowfall, about 1-2 inches. Trusty assistant up to her calves in snow for scale.

 But the back yard is sheltered by trees and the house! How about the front yard, you ask? Just getting started with 10 inches. Can't wait to see if we can even get out the front door in the morning!

 And if those hummingbirds want to eat, they'll have to *work* for it.

 Meanwhile, the Plymouth is getting buried, as is the patio furniture & plants. I foresee much shoveling in my future.

And today is only day one of this set of storms!

Pumpkin Spur?!

 Pumpkin has decided to enter henopause strutting her stuff.

Her, uh...new stuff. As in a spur.

Yes, we're sure she's a hen. And yes--she went with just growing one, kinda like Michael Jackson and his glove.