We're half way through February and the snow continues to fall. Locally we have gotten almost 24 inches since the first of the month. A little over another inch and we'll have the record for the greatest snowfall in February. Road crews have done a great job clearing the highways for traffic. Subdivisions take a little longer. Our complex doesn't have dedicated streets; they're more like lanes, narrower than a common street. Therefore, the county doesn't maintain them, doesn't clear them. So we have a private contractor. We've seen a lot of their trucks this winter, and their snow blowers used to clear the sidewalks are music to our ears.
We kid about the amount of snow we have, asking, "Where are the going to put it if we get any more?" As far as Brandon is concerned, they can pile it all outside my garage! He and Christian went out yesterday with shovels from sandbox-size to a standard snow shovel and carved a tunnel into the banked pile next to my driveway. Today, after school, instead of coming in to have a snack, Brandon went out to continue enlarging the cave. Before he got focused on the project, I snapped this picture of Brandon and Sophia in the hole.
Daytime temperatures have been in the high 20s or low 30s. Perfect for the kids to play outdoors, hard to get them to come back inside. Excellent as well for making icicles. Our roofs have a steep pitch, and icicles form easily. Today I watched as they grew longer and longer. As the snow melts we'll have to watch for problems with water getting under the roofing shingles.
There is snow in the forecast for the next several days. We've dealt pretty well with two feet of snow. I almost feel guilty hoping that having gotten that much, it would be worth a little more aggravation to get two more to set an all-time record for February. (Two days later, we did!)
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