So I completely missed blogging about the first huge (for Virginia) snow we got this winter. It fell on the 19th of December and, across 36 hours, dumped some 18-20 inches of snow. That's a lot for here. Then, last weekend (the end of January), we got 10 inches. This weekend, we got some 12-15 inches. If it had been colder (it was right above freezing during most of the snowfall), I'm sure we would have gotten more.
At the top of the entry is a panorama from the my patio door. Above is a panorama from my front door. The branches down on the left are the top of my thundercloud plum. I'll probably have to take it out; there's not much left now. The other branches are bits off of the white pines on that side of the house. I think it's time to take them out, too. Below is a 360-degree panorama taken on the street. Photoshop insisted on making the across-the-street-neighbor's house the center; I didn't feel like arguing with it.
We took a walk this morning, after finishing clearing in front of the car (we'd kept up with the snowfall, so that wasn't too bad, except for when the plow came by). The cherries by the dance studio on Commonwealth Rd looked about like they do when in bloom:
Here they are in a panorama with some more of Commonwealth Rd; Westfield Rd is in the center of the image:
David and Tracy had a mini-snowball fight back off the road. Tracy threw the first snowball:
David, of course, had to get her back:
He then decided that jumping into the snow would be great fun:
We walked over to the park near my work. It was easy going on part of the track, where lots of people had smoothed it down. But off the beaten track it was significantly more work. Here's Tracy, on the nice track:
