The first snow of the season has been a douzy. It's all about snow lovers on Valentine's Day. Early Tuesday morning central PA was dumped on and it's hardly let up for 36 hrs. I think the Barony has about 12" of heavy but dry white stuff. I plowed 5" at 4pm yesterday and another 5" at 10pm. I can see the ridges at the sides of my path, but the drive is totally white again. I went out to fill the feeders at 10am then tried out the Christmas snowshoes. They are great. My feet don't get as cold since they don't sink in. I used my walking sticks to hike into the meadow to see if Beaver Rd or Murch's cul de sac was cleared. Couldn't tell. The deer were here early this morning, covered in snow. If it hadn't been for the 4 silhouette on the white background I would have missed them. I wonder if they know they are more visible in the snow? Who needs Tivo when I have these windows? Snow Crystals and Snowflake Bentley offer great insight into snowflakes.
