A snowy evening

[lavendertook]

The woods are lovely, dark and deep . . .



These are the woods beside my building at 9 pm this evening. The snow and pinkish white sky keep the dark at bay on a blustery night.

It started snowing around noon, but not really sticking until 4 pm. I got off work early, met Ostra hanging out around my car in the garage and fed her some tartar treats, then drove out to the Amish market in Annapolis and got some yummies for the snowed in weekend. The drive back from Annapolis was stunning, as the trees and grass were just starting to hold the snow, but the roads were fine. When I went out to clear my car around 8 pm, my car already had 4 or 5 inches on it. We're getting a minimum of 2 feet of snow, and maybe 3 before it ends tomorrow night. I've got purring furry ballast bags strapped to either side of me, so I'm snug for riding it out.

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[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

It stopped around 5 pm here. Then my power came back around 6 pm--it had been out since the middle of the night. I'm very glad I can put the candles and flashlights and batteries all away. And that the stuff in my freezer seems to have made it.

There was much cuddling of cold kitties today! Though I can't complaint--the insulation here is very good and it only dropped to 60 degrees, which is fine enough for me.

[belleferret.livejournal.com]

Oh no! How awful to be without power for so long!!

Good thing you had those kitties (and good insulation) to keep you warm! We had the electricity go out during a snowstorm a few years ago. It only took a few hours for me to wake up at 3 am and realize it was getting darned chilly in the house. Fortunately, the electricity came back on by about 8 am. Turns out lightning (!) had hit a transformer at the substation right around the corner from my house.

How much snow did you get?

By the way, is it that huge Pennsylvania Dutch market you went to? Joy took me there last time I was visiting her. LOVED IT!

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

I am lucky to have the good insulation, so that losing power is a big inconvenience, but not a danger as it is for many--a good point to remember when maintenance are acting like jerks again.

We got between 25 and 30 inches. The piles now are way over my head--the streets are making me feel kind of claustrophobic.

The one next to the movie theater and across a plaza from a Barnes & Noble, yes? First time I went to that one--it was great. Pretty much a duplicate of the one that just opened in Laurel.