February 20, 2004
North facing Driveway & Snow
Very pretty, but today's storm got lost and went south and missed greater Denver for the most part. A western suburn of Denver, we got 3-5 inches.
I had to take pictures fast, though, because it was 65 on Wednesday, 50 degrees yesterday and, apparently, below 32 degrees last night... :-)
I doubt the snow on the ground will last through the day.
With a north-facing driveway, I had to get up early this morning to shovel about 5 inches before Kathy went to work. All the while, I could jealously look at my neighbors across the street whose driveways face south, and were completely clear, if a bit wet.
Note to self: next time I buy a house, get a south-facing drive, and maybe one that doesn't slope as much as ours does. Of course, I may have to live with this current mistake for the next 15-20 years so I should write this tip down and keep it somewhere safe where I won't forget it.
You can definitely see it was a wet snow. Here are a couple of pix from the front and back yard as the sun is just rising. We always get great sunrises due to the sun filtering through the smog from Denver...is that a good or bad thing?
You can see it was a warm, wet snow as it stuck nicely to the trees. This is what happens in May, but with leaves on the trees, they bend down and break, so I have to get out in my PJ's and slap the branches with a broom.
