Shovels and rakes
In fact, bring all the implements of destruction you have at your disposal, for this is what’s outside the palatial estate at Surlywood:
In the upper left, you can see the far edge of the flower box, which is eight inches — one standard American brick — tall.
I’m heading out with a shovel. (Rakes probably won’t help at this point.)
Sheri »
25 December 2009 · 12:27 pm
It’s so purty. SO purty.
canadienne »
25 December 2009 · 12:55 pm
You can sing “Mon Pays” (the Gilles Vigneault version – “mon pays, c’est ne pas un pays, c’est l’hiver”) instead of “l’amour c’est comme l’ete…”) My sympathies for your snow, I know it is not fun for people not accustomed to it.
Ici, c’est hiver.
Joyeaux Noel!
CGHill »
25 December 2009 · 1:00 pm
This is not an unusual amount of snow for an Oklahoma winter.
What’s different is that instead of falling over a period of twelve weeks, it fell over a period of twelve hours.
Jeffro »
25 December 2009 · 1:09 pm
My sister lives near 122nd and I35 – I managed to get here before 7pm last night. I came in from Kingfisher on 33 – but I kept hearing about all the metro area interstates being closed. I figured I35 from Guthrie to 122nd was right out. So, I came down 74 to the Kilpatrick (the ‘pikes were open, go figure), ran over to I35 and made it in.
The whole experience was – interesting. The older I get, the less tolerance I have for such inconveniences. If I had to do it all over again, I’d have gotten a room in Kingfisher!
And “Roads Closed” in Oklahoma means something different than Colorado, Wyoming or any other “northern” state (even NW KS) – y’all just have a trooper on the shoulder with his lights on, watching the “forbidden” traffic drive by. Anywhere else, the gates are shut and padlocked.
CGHill »
25 December 2009 · 1:16 pm
I’m not sure we even have gates to shut and padlock.
Jeffro »
25 December 2009 · 1:23 pm
Sis said she saw on the news that OK doesn’t have laws against driving on a recommended closed road, as opposed to the more draconian measures to the north.
Kay Dennison »
25 December 2009 · 3:52 pm
Don’t panic! It will melt — probably sooner than you think. Funny because we haven’t had much snow at all in Ohio!!!!! It’s one of Mother Nature’s practical jokes. My snow shovel is collecting dust!
CGHill »
25 December 2009 · 4:05 pm
Well, I’ve cleared the front walk and about 24 feet (out of 30) of the driveway. Temperatures unexpectedly climbed above freezing today, which helped; there will be some refreeze tonight, no doubt, but the worst is over.
Fishersville Mike »
27 December 2009 · 1:16 pm
Frosty Morning Jog Rattles Alabama…
Dustbury had a bit more of a white Christmas than he wanted……
CGHill »
27 December 2009 · 1:19 pm
NOAA reported the following amounts of snow cover:
Friday – 14 inches.
Saturday – 10 inches.
Today – the numbers won’t be out until midnight. I’m guessing 5 inches.