Update: The aftermath. Husband is digging out the bug.
Here I am sitting in the belly of Snowzilla, the current nor’easter battering the east coast of the US. We have about 12 inches of snow (30.5 cm for you who have a sensible measurement system), and we still have around 10 hours of snow fall to go. I’ll likely post more photos later to show how ridiculous it’s getting.
That’s a VW Beetle in the center.
What I’ve shoveled so far.
The wind currently whipping the curtains we have on our patio.
Now, as enamored as I am with finally getting snow, this is a bit much. 🙂 I’m sure I’ll be longing for warm weather soon. I took the following last summer, when coleuses had self-seeded and grew everywhere. The low angle photos make me think of an alien forest.
That’s it for now. I’ll be posting a food post since we’ve stocked in some nice supplies to occupy ourselves while the snow piles up outside.
Club Schadenfreude 
Do I dare say, “It looks pretty!” ??? 🙂
It’s going to miss us, here in Snova Scotia. . .we got dumped on last winter. . . so it’s your turn!
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It’s gorgeous! But a little overwrought when we’re getting a season’s worth of snow in 24 hours 🙂 Snova Scotia? 🙂 I can imagine what you guys get up there.
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what Carmen said except the part of it missing us. It never gets us.
What I can tell you is that yesterday was such a hot day. You would think there was a big demonstration in the sun family
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Here’s hoping your electricity holds, Val.
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Happily, it’s a light fluffy snow and isn’t collecting on branches or powerlines. We have plenty of candles, lanterns (I’m a bit of a pyro when it comes to lighting) and a gas stove, so we’re pretty well set. The folks down in the Carolinas got ice and they are worse off than us in some ways.
I suspect that this would be a good skiing snow. I tried skiing once. Let’s just say I was more than inept at it.
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Good to hear. Post more picts when you can.
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In these parts we call what you’re getting ‘a bit o’ weather’. But is the city prepared to handle it?
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Oh, and it looks like good cross-country skiing snow… my favourite outdoor winter exercise especially late at night before the yokels get out and ruin the pristine landscapes and deep quiet with their infernal loud machinery.
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It’s beautiful snow for skiing. The city handling it? WEll, they’re doing the best they can with about 24 inches of the stuff.
My car is entirely entombed. 🙂
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Okay… take tomorrow off. On me.
I mention the city because even a small amount can paralyze a city if it doesn’t have the equipment and materials to clear ice. So it’s not the quantity that matters from a bad storm but how well it can be handled. It sounds as if you’re prepared for a power outage. We are always prepared for a minimum of 72 hours and could stretch that to about a month if we had to. That means that such storms can be viewed with a certain amount of self-confidence… unless one lives too close to the water and then all bets are off.
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