Relentless snow. We got another large dumping of it last Thursday and then it poured down on us all day Saturday and Sunday and a little into Monday as well. Steady and continuous. It was a long weekend so we stayed home for three days but all of the shoveling we had to do definitely felt like going to work.
There was maybe 10cm of snow left over from our previous storm and this time around we got another 30-40cm.
You can see from the yard stick that there was 49cm in total.
We shoveled the driveway three times over two days trying to keep up with it. It's easier to shovel multiple times then it is to wait until it's finished and do it all at once. Even trying to keep up with it, the last day still nearly killed us.
It was much denser that time and much heavier. I'm writing this in Monday now and we actually still have to do it one more time to clear that last few cm that fell last night and today, plus we have to dig out the end of the driveway where the snow plow pushed everything from the road back into our lane way.
Don't worry, my wife wasn't shoveling on her own. I was helping and actually did quite a bit more of the driveway. I just stopped for a moment to take the photos. I had to shovel off my balcony as well and we have been shoveling a patch in the backyard so the dog can do his business.
Snow is a lot of work but it sure is pretty. We got our winter gear on and decided to take the dog out for a walk. He doesn't do well in the snow anymore.
His feet get too cold and last time we tried he started yelping like a madman so we haven't tried since. We tried putting boots on his feet at one point but they didn't work for us. He just refused to walk at all that day. The solution is to bundle him up in his coat and put him in his backpack. He gets fresh air and it's something different for him to do and his feet don't hurt from the cold. It's a win win situation I supposed. He even seems to enjoy it by the look on his face. Maybe not based on this photo, but often when I look over at him he looks happy enough.
The street we live on and the surrounding neighborhoods aren't a priority for the plows so the roads were still covered in deep snow when we went out. Walking in snow is kind of like walking in sand on the beach.
You sink and slip and lose a bit of traction so its far more tiring than usual. It didn't help that we exhausted ourselves shoveling the driveway before leaving.
We did our usual 20-ish minute walk around the neighborhood and then headed home, very tired.
Like I said, I am writing this on Monday and it has finally stopped snowing. The plow just went by and I see that our driveway is blocked again. I better gear up for round four of shoveling. So until next time, thanks for reading.