Sleep has been a bit fretful lately, with several wake-ups during the night. Some of it is stress, but twice in the past several nights there has been a 2:30 a.m. awakening caused by a gawdawful noise outside. There is a sound like two dogs yelping, and at the same time, another sound like a long howl. The noise lasted just long enough to become unnerving, then suddenly stopped.
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Thursday night quiet. |
At 7:00 this morning it was cloudy and gray. At 8:20, lacy, delicate
snowflakes fluttered in the air, and by 9:00, it was a steady and intentional
flow of tiny flakes that meant business.
At 10:30, the front stairs were swept clear and the walk shoveled for the first time. Less than an hour later, they were covered again and looked untouched. There were sporadic breaks to look out various windows to
monitor the state of the world outside.
At noon, at the suggestion of one of the local weather
sites, I went back outside to clear off the car before the expected change to
freezing rain. There were four brief snow clearing breaks throughout the
day, which I thought of as “recess” just like in the elementary school days
when we went outside for some air and activity.
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Veggie soup for a snowy day. |
By mid-afternoon, plows of various sizes had made several passes up and down the street, followed by a salt truck. A neighbor was clearing the driveway next door with a small but very loud snow blower. As predicted, the car was soon encased in a light coating of ice. that will be dealt with in the morning thanks to the magic of remote start and an ice scraper.
The weekend forecast includes more snow for late Saturday into Sunday afternoon. After a slow start, this is turning into a proper snowy season.
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