More Snow, More Shoveling

8:19

It's 9:00 as I start this and I have been up for an hour, sleeping close to nine hours, a record. I was awakened by duck hunters, one group at the tip of Long Point, the other just beyond the reeds. The lake is beginning to freeze, at least along the shoreline and we received five or six more inches of snow overnight. 

Lake Begins To Freeze

Duck Hunters Off Of Long Point

Yesterday was cold, with snow showers on and off during the day. I was up at 7:00, took some of photos, had my coffee and wrote the blog, no kayaking, unfortunately. We were unsure what to do with our day but needed some essentials so by 10:30, I had shoveled the snow off the car and the driveway and left for Wegmans. My timing was poor because I had to drive through a brief blizzard most of the way at a safe 30 mph. Wegmans was crowded and most carts were heavy with groceries. I, too, filled my cart and was relieved to see the snow had abated some when I left. Once the groceries were put away, I went out and shoveled the parking area, then came in and had lunch, the leftover chili with rice, and watched the last episode of Season One of The Lincoln Lawyer.  

Side Yard

Icesickles

It was 1:30 by the time I finished, so I grabbed my book, read some, and took a nap. Meanwhile, Evie was busy organizing her recipes, a gargantuan task, and by 4:00, she had a pot of cauliflower soup made for our lunches. I went out and shoveled for the third time around 4:30, walked down to our mailboxes, and picked up a couple of weeks worth of mail. 

Flurries At 5:00

We had our happy hour at 5:00 and were treated to flurries, but by 6:00, we were both in the kitchen making pork fried rice with lots of vegetables like bok choy, onions, mushrooms, bean sprouts and tomatoes. It tasted great and we both had two helpings while watching another couple of episodes of House Of Cards. We hoped to follow our niece's daughter, Shea's volleyball team in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Arizona. We were unable to watch because we did not have ESPN+. Unfortunately, they lost but had a great season.