Winter Landscape

In the late afternoon on Christmas Day, we went for a ride. The temperature was relatively warm and it was raining so much I didn't think we'd have any snow left. Up Logan Canyon it was snowing quite hard and the plows hadn't been out so we turned around at the old Zanavoo. Deep slush and puddles were everywhere. Then the temperature dropped, the wind picked up and we got plastered with snow. It was neat to watch the swirling snow from the warmth and safety of the house. When we opened the front door for a peak, we found snow drifts on the porch.








In the morning when Reed opened the garage door, this is the drift that was against the garage:

And here are the front steps after the worst of the drift had been cleared:

Everyone has been digging out with snowblowers, snowblades and snow shovels. There are piles of snow everywhere. I am so thankful that I don't work in retail (John D's) or customer service (Icon) like I did for so many years and have to be at work on the 26th of December because it was one of the busiest days of the year.

In the backyard:

More shots of the Wellsvilles:

(enlarge to see some of the glittering sparkles)

No, we don't like snow but we have to admit that this left a pretty white landscape. Our backs, shoulders and arms ache. If there has to be a storm, it is nice when Mother Nature dumps it and then comes through with a blue sky and sunshine.