Friday, December 19, 2008

Fort Bale During The Great Snowstorm of '08


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Look closely and you will see a glacier of snow roughly 10" high slowly sliding from the roof.
You will see our little Saturn parked low on the driveway because even with chains "it warn't worth the wrestle".
You will see my Beetle immobilized by the snow.
You will see the trampoline bulging beneath the weight, next to a mountain of roof-slide that reaches as high as the trampoline and runs the length of our house.
You will see the once beautiful flower-garden, frozen and wrecked by glacial debris. In the foreground is the hollyhock where just a couple weeks ago I thought the Praying Mantis female could safely spend the winter. Now I have doubts.

In the bottom left corner, the sun breaks on the side of Green Mountain, revealing a forest that's been nearly whited-out.

And, as I compose this post, beautiful flakes are lightly beginning to fall.
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2 comments :

Great Grumpy Z. said...

Truly a winter scene.
Better get that boy in out of the white stuff -- if it gets as deep as up to his neck you'll never be able to find him with his blond hair ... unless he is wearing a dark-colored stocking cap, that is.

Bop-op said...

WOW! It looks like you have enough snow to build a snow cave! Or maybe an igloo. I hope you have plenty of food in the house, because it doesn't look like you're going anywhere soon.