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The big April blizzard
It stopped snowing after about 30 hours; but the wind went on and on
and on...taking the snow with it. The drifts got bigger and changed shape and location. But the wind is finally down to a breeze and the drifts are stable. The wind-driven snow-dunes look like sculptures in some areas. And with no clouds, it is BRIGHT!! Jeff spent a couple hours crawling over the drifts to get to the woodshed to get firewood. At first he tried to walk across the drifts but would fall through and flounder. Later he broke a path through to the driveway and looked at the length of the 1/4 mile drive covered with various sized drifts. Our landlord drove his tractor through the pastures and walked the rest of the way to the house. He will let Jeff use his tractor to dog us out. It has a small blade on it. I won't be going to work until Thursday, so warm weather can help the plowing he does. Then we will have to contend with mud. A couple drifts are six feet tall and long. Actually, they are all long! But some are only three feet deep. And some of them are broad. I am glad we don't have storms like this very often. But it does water the dry land and fill the water table. But we are ok and warm and have food. -- CATherine |
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And here in metro MileHigh we have no drifts and warm
sun is turning snow to water, not ice. Vehicles are beginning to be recognizable as such again. Last night I noticed what to me was another strange thing: all night long the bright light from outside made interior of our dwelling almost as bright as a cloudy day. Was this just the reflection of the snow? If so, how did it make it up 4 floors to top floor of building? Glad things not too bad for you, CAT. "CATherine" wrote in message ... It stopped snowing after about 30 hours; but the wind went on and on and on...taking the snow with it. The drifts got bigger and changed shape and location. But the wind is finally down to a breeze and the drifts are stable. The wind-driven snow-dunes look like sculptures in some areas. And with no clouds, it is BRIGHT!! Jeff spent a couple hours crawling over the drifts to get to the woodshed to get firewood. At first he tried to walk across the drifts but would fall through and flounder. Later he broke a path through to the driveway and looked at the length of the 1/4 mile drive covered with various sized drifts. Our landlord drove his tractor through the pastures and walked the rest of the way to the house. He will let Jeff use his tractor to dog us out. It has a small blade on it. I won't be going to work until Thursday, so warm weather can help the plowing he does. Then we will have to contend with mud. A couple drifts are six feet tall and long. Actually, they are all long! But some are only three feet deep. And some of them are broad. I am glad we don't have storms like this very often. But it does water the dry land and fill the water table. But we are ok and warm and have food. -- CATherine |
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On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:24:32 -0600, CATherine
wrote: It stopped snowing after about 30 hours; but the wind went on and on and on...taking the snow with it. The drifts got bigger and changed shape and location. But the wind is finally down to a breeze and the drifts are stable. The wind-driven snow-dunes look like sculptures in some areas. And with no clouds, it is BRIGHT!! Last week, (or maybe week before?) my boss drove out to Limon for a funeral. He said they got stuck in a blizzard, and spent four hours parked in what became known as the I-70 parking lot. He said after they finally got moving again, a few miles up the road, they came upon a whole bunch of snowmen lining the road and down the side. So if you get bored, you know what to do. And post pictures! L. |
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On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:24:32 -0600, CATherine
wrote: It stopped snowing after about 30 hours; but the wind went on and on and on...taking the snow with it. The drifts got bigger and changed shape and location. But the wind is finally down to a breeze and the drifts are stable. The wind-driven snow-dunes look like sculptures in some areas. And with no clouds, it is BRIGHT!! Jeff spent a couple hours crawling over the drifts to get to the woodshed to get firewood. At first he tried to walk across the drifts but would fall through and flounder. Later he broke a path through to the driveway and looked at the length of the 1/4 mile drive covered with various sized drifts. Our landlord drove his tractor through the pastures and walked the rest of the way to the house. He will let Jeff use his tractor to dog us out. It has a small blade on it. I won't be going to work until Thursday, so warm weather can help the plowing he does. Then we will have to contend with mud. A couple drifts are six feet tall and long. Actually, they are all long! But some are only three feet deep. And some of them are broad. I am glad we don't have storms like this very often. But it does water the dry land and fill the water table. But we are ok and warm and have food. Glad you're okay and have heat and food! I've never been in a blizzard, and hope to never be in one. Ginger-lyn who stocks up in the winter anyway, just in case. Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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Lots of purrs and best wishes,
-- Polonca & Soncek "CATherine" wrote in message ... It stopped snowing after about 30 hours; but the wind went on and on and on...taking the snow with it. The drifts got bigger and changed shape and location. But the wind is finally down to a breeze and the drifts are stable. The wind-driven snow-dunes look like sculptures in some areas. And with no clouds, it is BRIGHT!! Jeff spent a couple hours crawling over the drifts to get to the woodshed to get firewood. At first he tried to walk across the drifts but would fall through and flounder. snip |
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