random thoughts – Day 2,134 (Monday) – more snow and ice daggers

It was an early morning with my 5:00 extraction from bed to take Mom to an appointment for 6:00. Snow fell overnight (of course), and our street was coated. The back door light cast shadows from the wrought iron fence onto the snow that had blown under the carport.

Cottony snow puffs.

The main roads were mostly cleared, but side streets were pretty messy, including the ones to the our destination. I dropped Mom off and after she was checked in I returned home to drink more coffee and await the call to pick her up. Snow had piled up like cotton puffs on the bush near the driveway. 

By 9:00, we were both safely returned to our respective homes with only one hairy moment when the Jeep slid a bit down a side street on the way home. Luckily there were no other cars nearby. The neighborhood snow angel had just cleared Mom's driveway and was headed to mine when we arrived at her house. 

By 10:00, it felt like I had already lived an entire day, and by 10:30 I was trolling for lunch due to the ongoing failure to eat breakfast. Thank goodness for the quart of soup in the fridge. At noon, it felt like it should be 3:00. Schedule changes can be confusing.

Icicle daggers and snowy trees.

The weather alternated between full cloud cover with flurries and a brilliant blue sky with bright sunshine. The trees wore their now routine fresh and picturesque snow coats. Icicle daggers formed along the front and back roof edges. This seems to be the pattern of this winter.