Sigh.....

I've been talking about all the snow that we are getting this winter and I thought it was time that I took some pictures so everyone can see what all my whining is about.

This is the view outside my kitchen window... see that lump underneath the trees?  That my dear friends is the picnic table I built last spring.  I would imagine if it wasn't under the cover of the trees it would be completely buried and you wouldn't even be able to see it.

My greenhouse.  We already went out and shoveled the snow off the roof of it once this winter.  I'm surprised the poor thing didn't collapse under the weight.  I swear we heard a sigh of relief from it when we were shoveling!

Finally, this is what I see when I open my front door.  There is actually a 6 inch step from the floor of the deck to the ground so add another 6 inches to the amount that you see.  If you look to the left you can just see  my car... and that isn't a snow bank, that is just the amount of snow this year.  We got a snowblower so there really aren't any snowbanks... thank goodness!  Now you know why I've been complaining!  This will take forever to all melt!!

Hmmmm..... Where did Christmas go?

Two days ago the ground was covered in a layer of white fluffy snow.  Every tree branch and blade of grass was painted with white Christmas magic...

See?  Magical!  It feels like Christmas!!  Then yesterday morning I woke up to the below pictures.

Rain!  Not only rain but rain and MORE RAIN!!  We were very lucky where we were and only lost our power for three and a half hours.  A lot of New Brunswick fared far worse than we did and had major flooding.  But that magical snow has been washed away and forecasters are predicting a green Christmas for New Brunswick Canada.  I guess I had better go decorate that Christmas tree sitting in the living room... maybe that will bring back some Christmas spirit.

Early Morning Snow

A heavy snow falling from a tree onto the roof above my bed woke me last night at 3 am.  As I walked around a silent house the lights suddenly flickered and the entire sky was engulfed in a blue glow... twice.  Apparently a transformer blew causing the sky to light up.  Quite beautiful really, but scary too.

The interruption in power turned on all the Christmas lights and I grabbed my camera and took a shot of the glow of the lights and the branches engulfed in a blanket of snow.  Magical.

The same tree was still glowing at 7 am.  My Charlie Brown tree lights look much better with a blanket of snow!

Then an immature bald eagle landed in a tree above our pond.  Beautiful.  It was a magical morning... except for the slush covered roads!  Ahhh... life in the Maritimes.

True North Needle Felted Father Christmas... a Harbinger of Snow?

It's early Sunday morning, the fireplace is going, the house feels warm and snug, everything is quiet and when I turn on the lights outside I can see a light dusting of snow on the ground.  Sigh....Our first snowfall of the season.  Right now it feels magical.  In a few months it won't seem so magical... better enjoy this feeling of tranquility while it lasts!

This snow does come at the perfect time for my True North Father Christmas that I just listed last night!  Do you think he brought the snow?  Kind of a coincidence, isn't it?

Needle Felting a Snowman O' Christmas Tree

It has been beautiful and warm all this week.  I wake up to a fresh frost in the morning and by noon the frost has burned off and the temperature soars to 10 C.  The deer only have one more week to go before hunting season ends, and that means I only have to wear hunter's orange for one more week when I go for a walk!  Yay!

I was asked by a really nice customer to make her a Snowman O' Christmas Tree to go with her huge Snowman collection!  I gladly obliged and got right to work on him!

So this is what I came up with!  Do you like him?!

 

Little did I know that he was going to have some companions accompany him to his new home!  This will be my last photo session with the little gang!  I'll miss them, but I know they are going to an excellent home!

Mom's Deer

It's snowing again .... But look at the picture my Mom took today of her little "friend" in her garden. This little fellow has been hanging around her garden, or I should say what's left of her garden, since fall. He (?) has a sore leg that keeps him very close to the house...where the feeding is good I guess. My parents house is surrounded on all sides by woods, but I guess the garden plants just taste better!

Stupid Meteorologists!!

Tell me something...does this look like 5 - 10 cms (2-4 inches) of snow to you? That is how much the Meteorologists were calling for yesterday. Instead, we go well over a foot of snow (30 cms)!

We hardly got shoveled out from the last storm and now have another foot to shovel!

Any guess to what that bump is? Believe it or not, that's my bird bath under all that snow!

This is the piece on the back deck that juts out from the house. Look at all the snow! I hope the deck can stand all that weight!

But, alas, it sure is pretty!

Good Morning...I Think!

After a wild and windy night, this is what we woke up to. Snow, snow and some more snow.

Lots and lots of blowing snow is still piling up. It should end sometime this afternoon....I hope!

It looks pretty, but I sure don't want to go out and shovel!

Taken from my work room window. The snow stuck to the window and you can hardly see out it.