Our first real snow storm of the season PHOTO HEAVY

[Freedom]

Even though Winter hadn't officially started, we got hit with a good size snow storm, about 17 inches in total.

We had a Nor’easter overnight Saturday into Sunday. It was not the Blizzard it had been the storm weakened. Still, we got plenty of snow, and nice drifts too. It didn’t start till almost 10 PM on Saturday, so we went to bed with nothing changed.

The snow blew up against the front of the house, so the windows were quite pretty when we woke up Sunday morning.

My bedroom window
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Living room, with Bobby
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Home office
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“Marlin, do you want to go outside and see?”
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From inside the garage, view out the back door
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I stepped back so you can see how the snow piled up against the door at the bottom
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Next I stepped outside so you can see the lovely high drift in the back yard, and grass near the house.
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The bench is covered up to the arms.
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Stand by, more pics coming right up!

[Freedom]

Next I opened the garage door, you can see where is piled against that too.
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It’s deep! Gave my snow thrower a challenge, to get moving initially.
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The front door – have to use a shovel to clear that. You can see the hand rail, lower right.
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Living room windows (where you saw Bobby inside)
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Once I finished with the clearing, the pups were allowed out. Sugar and Lacey were not interested, they saw enough in their business trip to the back yard. Marlin came out.
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More photos on the way!

[Freedom]

Tasha wanted to play! She was barking at me, bouncing up and down on her front feet, ha haa. “Ready for lift off!”
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More views of the front
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It was SO EASY to clear the new driveway! No dips and valleys to get stuck in, to have to shovel out afterwards.
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About 3 weeks back, I put the bird feeders out in the back yard. I discovered yet another Tasha quirk: she likes to EAT bird seed! She didn’t let the snow stop her, either. We returned to the back yard and she stuck her whole head in to eat, snow, seeds, didn’t matter. Silly pup! I kept trying to get a shot of her snow covered face!
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That’s all!

[MonicanHonda]

That is a lot of snow!!! Lol I can't wait for my pups to get to play in it... but I hate to drive in it. Lol Looks like your little ones had fun. I love watching them dig to get to something underneath the snow. Lol

[cassiesmom]

That IS a lot of snow! But the new driveway looks like it cleared so easily :)

Marlin and Tasha, I'm glad you had fun in the snow! :D

[chocolatepuppy]

Wow!:eek: That's too much snow! I like snow but our few inches is enough! :D

[lvpets2002]

:eek: WoW thats Alot of Snow.. All is so Pretty.. Girl now dont be greedy & please get some blowing to Texas my way ok..

[CultureJunky]

That is a LOT of snow! :eek: If only you could see the chaos that a couple of inches of snow had caused in Britain! we are such saps, lol

[Indigo Bully Connection]

Holy crap that's a lot of snow! Can I come visit? Just for an afternoon, make a snow man and snow angel... I won't even bother you for dinner! I'll go back to Florida for the evening! I couldn't imagine waking up and having my feet have to touch the wood floors after a chilly evening like that!

[Alysser]

LOL, Love the pics! The tiny white pups in the snow..ah I miss that with Sassy. It was adorable. She went out in the snow once and was never allowed again because we couldn't find her. You guys got about as much as we did! It looks beautiful. I'm coming up your way in about a week or so, I hope it doesn't snow or else my parents will cancel the trip. :p

[CountryWolf07]

Wow!:eek: That's too much snow! I like snow but our few inches is enough! :D

I agree! :)

[Freedom]

He he, from all the comments, I think we have established "that is a LOT of snow!" Yes, we will have snow now through April. When it comes early and big, it stays on.

Indigo Bully Connection, you are most welcome to stay to dinner, he hee.

Alysser, you need to stop by and visit us!

[cassiesmom]

Hi, fluffyfluffs! How are you? How is the weather in Rhode Island? It is just starting to snow again here in Chicago but we are just supposed to get a coating to an inch tonight, and maybe another inch or 2 tomorrow.

[boomersooner]

That's quite a snowstorm!!! But.....I don't envy you....all I see is the melt off and the mud afterwards!!! LOL

[mr.chiwawa]

Everyone has snow BUT Mister and I:confused::eek:
And we live in the place that normally is numbed.. But no worries we are supposed to get some tomarrow. Mister in the snow are funny photos:p
Seeing how he is only 4 inches tall if that.....

[MoonandBean]

That is a lot of snow! Hehe...I just had to say it :)

[Ginger's Mom]

I really am tired of snow. :) Between the three major storms we have had 55" so far this year. And we have had over foot of snow on the ground for about 10 days, AND it is snowing right now

Alright enough moaning. What I really came in here to say is Tasha is Adorable! :D

[Daisy and Delilah]

How in the world does one cope with that?? My goodness, it's incredible. I find it so hard to believe that you can have that much snow and still live a normal life. Unbelievable!!
I love the little curly snow bunnies.:D :D :D

[Freedom]

He he, let me remind all, that snow storm was 3 months back. We are looking at grass and bare roads at this point.

An the pups are happy with that, as it means they get walkies daily!

[Ginger's Mom]

Are you really? I am jealous. The dogs have been having a hard time finding a place to go potty for the last week and a half. Enough!!! :lol: Sorry, glad to hear things are back to normal up there. :)

[Karen]

He he, let me remind all, that snow storm was 3 months back. We are looking at grass and bare roads at this point.

An the pups are happy with that, as it means they get walkies daily!

Did you folks not get today's storm? I just got back in from shoveling round 3, and another inch fell at the top of the driveway by the time I got done the bottom and the steps, so round 4 will be sometime after it stops!

[Freedom]

Karen, we got rain. :(

[caseysmom]

I would definetely own one of those snow throwers if I lived with that much snow! I also didn't realize this was three months ago:D

[Daisy and Delilah]

I am praying for all of you. Be careful out there!!!:)

[Vette]

Thats our normal amount of snow fall. but this years been different. we got a foot of snow for the entire winter. it melted back off soon after though,, then we got rain showers instead of snow. im loving things. :D wish all winters all our winters were this way LOL


oh an youre puff bunnys adorable :D looks like she could get lost out there in all that snow if she were go off path