Slight Detour: Snow Album

I could hear the snowplows scraping away at Selle-area roads when I took the dogs out this morning and trudged through the lane.

Later, Bridie and I walked past Bill who was on the tractor and again trudged through what was now crusty snow down the lane and across the hay field.

It wasn't easy walking, but the dawn with twinkling stars and that big moon casting light on the snow created a magical scene not to be wasted by a little extra effort.

So, we trudged on.

I had no flashlight this time. Didn't need it because of the early morning light coming from a clear blue sky with an assortment of puffy clouds.

Quite a striking contrast from the day we spent yesterday watching it snow and admiring the beauty as the earth around us quickly became artistically coated with snowman-like snow.

I plowed once in the afternoon after pushing the shovel a few times and feeling sheer weight of each shovelful.

Better get on the tractor and clear some of this out before it gets too deep and too heavy, I thought.

So, I made some runs at the driveway, down the lane and into the hay field. I also cleared out the large flat area in front of the far shed.

If we can't get anywhere else, we like having the lane open and some open space up there for Bill to transport the firewood and for the dogs to have some relatively easy places to walk.

And, so we've had a major snow event, the first really serious one for this winter.

It has quit falling, and this morning it's a glorious sight out there, especially knowing the driveway has been plowed.

There's more clean-up to do out there, but it will be lovely, thanks to the winter beauty.

And, I'm betting the folks at Schweitzer are REALLY happy today.

Enjoy the photos and be sure to read the announcement about a great and grand lady from Clark Fork below.

Happy Wednesday.