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| Richard found this cute little nest that had been blown out of a tree. I placed it back in a tree, perhaps to be fixed up a bit and used next year? Who knows... |
Even though it's not officially winter yet, everyone has been waiting for the snow and yesterday our first small dump occurred. 
The birds were extra hungry and gobbled down all the seeds I put in the feeders.
And I got to take my new BOGS for a stroll. Yippee!
Now that spring is here and almost every bit of snow is a memory, think back to last month when it snowed like crazy but it was just barely above the freezing mark.
I love how this overhang of snow is just toying with the idea of falling. I was hard pressed not to knock it down myself. But I had to shoot the picture first, right?
This picture makes it look like we live in the boonies or something. Hey, wait a minute. We do! Wet snow loves to stick to satellite dishes and when TV signals are interrupted, something must be done. I used my mother's bamboo pole with a rag tied onto the end of it -- she used to dust the ceiling with it -- and sent Richard up a ladder. It worked!
Okay, I get it. We're supposed to hate winter, shun snow and go south where it's always warm. And, yes, I admit, I am looking forward to spring.
That being said, I kind of like winter. Shhh. Don't tell anyone. It's the time of year when we can go out to the back of the property and not get bitten by bugs.
The light in the morning on the snowy branches is picturesque.
By noon, the little birds have knocked it all down to the ground.
The blue jays make all kinds of weird, musical sounds from up above.
Everything is covered with a lovely blanket of snow. This birdhouse will need a spring cleaning to welcome its new guests.
The morning sunrise. Lovely.
I tried to post earlier today but there was too much snow on my satellite dish. I finally gave in a few moments ago and climbed up to the roof and removed it.
My clothesline looks pretty weird with snow stuck to it.
These oak leaves weren't quite ready to come down yet.
The tamarack trees and their golden needles are all bent with the weight of the snow.
Lucky the birds have all flown south. Wish I was with them!
Usually there is lots of snow out my bedroom window, but this is ridiculous. And it's not even in a basement!
The snow around here is nutso! Here's a photo of Richard clearing snow from the roof. He actually snowshoed right onto the roof.
The side roads didn't get cleared all day so folks who lived on them had to shovel them on their own. Here's a pic of my neighbour trying to shovel his way up the road to get to his driveway.
This has been quite a winter. When all was said and done, the storm that hit the Ottawa area on Saturday/Sunday dumped 56 cm (22") of snow on us. Richard and I spent all of Sunday managing snow. I am taking care of a neighbour's cats and unfortuately their road was not ploughed all day. By 6:30 pm on Sunday evening, another friend who lives on the same road let me know the ploughs had finally been through. We drove over and the road was okay but their lane wasn't cleared of snow. So Richard and I strapped on the snowshoes and walked up their long lane. The cats were just fine.
The view out my front door
This is me making a snow angel on the tin roof of the log cabin. There is about 8 feet of snow that swirled up behind it.
Just to give a sense of scale, this shot was taken about a month ago. Already there was a lot of snow around the log cabin.
So far this year we've had 8 1/2 feet of snow. And March is usually our big snow month!
Sunday was the beginning of a balmy trend and Richard and I decided to strap on the snowshoes and go for a walk in the woods and trim some trees. It was gorgeous but underfoot was kind of like walking in wet sugar.
I ventured out yesterday afternoon to get a good look at the snow. (That's the front of my house and the snowed-in walkway to the front door.)
And then last night I decided I'd better start shoveling. This is what I saw when I opened the front door!
