Welcome Spring, Part 2

Ah, yes, the unpredictable weather of Colorado. Spring continues as we are in the midst of a classic March storm. The forecasts last night said this was coming, but we didn't know for sure how much snow we would get. When I got up at 5:00 this morning, we had practically nothing on the ground. By the time I left for work at 6:30, the roads were slushy. And by 11:00, our boss sent everyone home, lest we have to spend the night there. So this picture is my deck - and probably about 8 inches of snow on it. I bet we've only had about 5 inches of actual falling snow, but the crazy wind has it piled in certain places. And this is one of them. It would be nice to actually get outside and take some photos, but it's still coming down pretty good at the moment. So I'll have to wait for the real photography opportunities. In the meantime, I've got a few pictures just through windows, and an open door.

This one to the right is out my front door. The wind continues to push the snow off the roof, and it's created quite the overhang. It's hard to tell the actual size of such a thing, but it's about 5 feet wide, and growing by the minute. Such drifts have been known to cover an innocent passer-by, so I'll keep my eye on it.

I did attempt to shovel the driveway. Ugh. The wind has it drifted there as well, and it's deep. One of my neighbors has a snowblower, and he graciously cleared my sidewalk. But I'll have to fight my way through the driveway alone, if I ever want to get my car out of the garage again.

And the shrub next to the driveway is enjoying some much needed moisture. We all are!! It was so dry! So I praise God for the moisture. And my lawn is thankful!! I bet that even my little purple pretties - grape hyacinths (thank you Becky) - are enjoying it too. But they are currently buried under a foot of snow. However, I'm sure they are shouting praises to God for His goodness. Everything will benefit from this wonderful spring snow. We had one of these March storms a few years ago, and they provide great snow for building a snowman!!!

Enjoy life, friends. It's short!