Overnight

Last week I took pictures of the first crocus of the year. The yellow ones always bloom first.

Just before I went to bed Monday night, I stepped outside. Specks of moisture fell from the sky. They were so fine that I couldn't tell for sure if it was rain or snow.


Tuesday morning we woke to this:

 There were all kinds of cool shapes, like the goat's water tank.

 This is the snow that had slid off the roof by Tuesday morning.



By Wednesday morning the pile was at least twice as much,  as it snowed all day Tuesday.

The power was also off all day. After calling around, we discovered it was out in our general neighborhood and at least part of town.The snow was so wet and heavy that power lines as well as tree branches couldn't take the weight. All around town there are broken tree limbs in yards and lining the streets.

Around 8 o'clock in the evening I had lit candles and we were enjoying the ambience when the power came back on.

I now have an even greater appreciation for wood stoves and gas grills. 

Wednesday the storm had cleared out and it was simply beautiful with bright sunshine and no wind. There was also around 18 inches of snow on the ground.

The cats were stuck in the barn as the hole they go through to get in and out was blocked with snow.

It wasn't cold enough to freeze the pond, so the ducks and geese were happy.

 

It was a spring winter wonderland.

Wednesday night as I was writing this the power went out again, and since the battery in my computer is shot, I had to finish this morning. But the power is back on and we have a lot of moisture. Since the ground was already pretty dry (I watered my flower bed where tulips are emerging a couple days before), this should set it up for things to grow once it warms up. 

Around here we'll take moisture any way we get it.