Mr Snow Shovel

This morning Rod bundled up and headed out.

We got a good little bit of snow.

Hard to tell how many inches because of the wind.

There were some nice drifts...

but also you can see the grass.

It took him 2 pairs of gloves...

but he got it all done!

Thankful for the YakTrax (coil things

you strap to the bottoms of your boots

to give you a little grip on the ice...)

Those really helped since our driveway is

fairly sloped and there is still a good layer of ice

on EVERYTHING.

Including the branches on the trees...

It sure is beautiful though!

The town came through with 3 ploughs running together

and got all the streets cleared.

There has been a bit of slow, careful traffic

out this this morning.

It was ZERO when we woke up this morning

and has just hit 21 in the backyard.

The high for today is supposed to be mid-20's.

We'll see.

But the sun is shining and some of the ice

is even melting (on the sidewalks...)

Luna continues to be thrilled with the snow.

Beau ... less so.

Although he does still go outside.

And we don't have to DRAG him anymore.

He doesn't stay out long.

Long enough to do his business and check on

the chickens (and sometimes wander around

the yard a little looking things over...)

but then it's back to the safety and warmth of 

a chair in the living room.

Preferably Rod's since it's in the sunshine 

in the mornings.

(And he's a push-over and doesn't kick him out... lol.) 

(Kyle got the Trooper [4-wheel drive] running just now

and is going to brave the roads and check out his house...)

Fingers crossed!

The highway will be clear, but it is doubtful they

have done anything with the farm road...

Meanwhile, I'm working through the Taste of Home

list of 34 easy (beginner) soups.

Today's lunch is creamy chicken noodle.

I didn't have any cream of chicken soup,

so I used a can of cream of mushroom instead.

Hopefully its yummy.

The refried bean soup last night was TASTY!