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Buried Alive!

3/1/2019

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Well, here it is March! Spring cannot come soon enough for me! We had another snowfall of about 10 inches last Sunday. We are up to 147 inches of snow for the season so far...an all-time record. It is literally starting to feel like we are being buried alive! Have you ever tried to shovel snow with no place to throw it?! And there's my garden! 😁
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The "view" out our front window!
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And then came the blustery day. Tuesday was just plain horrible. The high was about 6 degrees F, with 35 mph winds and windchills of at least -35!  
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My greenhouse was taking quite a beating, and getting buried in the blowing snow, but there was simply nothing I could do about it. I was on the verge of frostbite after just 10 minutes outside trying to get wood. When I came in my mom told me that my nose was white. It was painful as it warmed up again, but thankfully no damage! 
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We did have a beautiful sunset that day though! 
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Many roads were closed...this was our road at about 10 AM on Wednesday! 
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It took them about 2 hours just to clear the section of road in front of our place! They had to use this big snowblower because it was just too wind-packed for the plows. 
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Now we have a perfect wall all along the road!
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Nastya and Olga were extremely fascinated by the whole process...or maybe they were just impressed by the big CAT! 😃
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Yesterday I finally got up the courage to go out and inspect the damage to the greenhouse. It is going to take me a few days to dig this out. The drifts are so packed I can walk over them and barely make a dent! Shoveling it is like cutting through Styrofoam, only much heavier! I am just thankful it is still standing and at least the plastic is in one piece. Repairs will have to wait until the snow melts, but hopefully it will still be usable for seedlings this spring! 
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The left side is crushed from the weight of the drift, and another PVC pipe has broken and gone right through the plastic. 
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The mountain at the end of our road...somewhere buried deep is a Stop sign! 
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But enough of that! I am learning to look on the bright side of everything, and flowers make that easy. This is what I have to look at in the kitchen right now! 😊
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I loved the color of this Heartsease flower so much, I decided to press it before it faded. 
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The first of my seed orders arrived yesterday and it's about time to start planting. There is light at the end of the tunnel. 😊
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JanetLee
3/1/2019 09:52:18 am

That is way too much snow! Be safe moving it. It does make for a beautiful photo though, especially the reds in the sky.

Beautiful flowers. Something lovely to see in the house.

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Joanna link
3/1/2019 06:56:30 pm

I agree that it is too much! 😁 But yes, it is also undeniably beautiful and magnificent!

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Veleria
3/1/2019 10:52:24 am

Whatever you do, do not hurt your back. I injured mine at 20 and the repercussions did not show up until I was in my early 40's. Surgery only gave me a different problem. I now have nerve damage in my back and pain every day. It just isn't worth it in the long run. So be very, very careful that you don't overdo or overlift. Just something to think about.

Don't know how you all get thru the winters like that. Guess you get used to it. Thanks for sharing the pics. I always look forward to them.

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Joanna link
3/1/2019 07:06:13 pm

Oh my, I'm sorry to hear about your back pain. 😢 My whole family has back problems, except for me...my mom also had an injury when she was in her 20s, my dad has a herniated disk, and my sister has kyphosis (curved spine). So I know how much suffering and inconvenience that can cause! Hopefully these aren't my famous last words, but so far my back is very strong! My shoulders and wrists have been a little sore from all the shoveling though.

We are all getting thoroughly tired of winter here, but not looking forward to the flooding when this starts to melt either! 😒

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Eliza link
3/1/2019 08:04:14 pm

Oh, my gosh! That is a ridiculous amount of snow! Love the photo of the kitties looking out the window - sooo cute! <3

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Joanna link
3/2/2019 08:06:20 pm

Ridiculous is right! 😃 The kitties were really really interested in that snowblower...I was surprised that they weren't scared of it!

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Noelle link
3/2/2019 02:26:58 am

It is an amazing amount of snow is this a record? Keep safe. Thinking of you. Your photographs and your blog are a record of this for posterity.

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Joanna link
3/2/2019 08:08:17 pm

Yes it is an all-time record for this point in the season. We still have another 50 inches to go to beat the record for a whole winter though. And I hope we don't make it. 😁

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Jason link
3/3/2019 10:36:21 pm

That is just INSANE. We are frozen solid here but there is very little snow.

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Joanna link
3/5/2019 09:51:44 pm

At least the snow is good insulation for the ground! The ground never really had a chance to freeze here this winter.

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