Snowed In Day Three

7:17

7:18

8:36

As I woke this morning, not much had changed. The snow is still piled high, in some areas three to four feet. The ducks are feeding in front of our house, the lake's calm and it's a chilly 16º. Fortunately, it did not snow much overnight, so I don't think I will need to shovel the parking area. And obviously, I will not be kayaking this morning because my kayak is hidden under the snow.

Tundra Swans

Thursday was a typical day here at the lake for the past week. Lots of snow and being housebound because of the snow and treacherous roads. Neighbors canceled Thanksgiving and weekend trips because ot the heavy snow. We lucked out on Wednesday because the roads through Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York were fine, at least before noon. So we hunkered down most of the day, enjoying being surrounded by white everywhere we looked and a lake filled with waterfowl, at least 20 tundra swans, numerous mallards, and Canadian geese as well as a swarm of hundreds of seagulls. 

Seagulls Floating By

Twice I went out to shovel, the first time was five or six inches from overnight, As I  was finishing, the snowplow guys did our road and also cleared out our parking areas so we now have room for both cars. When I came in, Evie made me some hot chocolate and we both relaxed the rest of the morning, listening to Michael Smerconish, our usual. For lunch, Evie made me some rice to go with the leftover chili and I watched my show, The Lincoln Lawyer. I then read some, napped briefly, and came downstairs to the aroma of pork and sauerkraut, baking in the oven, our dinner. Besides dinner, Evie got caught up on washing, before watching some TV. Around 4:00, I went outside to get our mail but when talking to a neighbor, I found it had not been delivered for three or four days. I walked back to our house, cleaned the snow off the car, and shoveled the parking area again although it was only a couple of inches. 

We had our wine time at 5:00, listening to CNN, and by 6:15, we were enjoying our pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes, another one of my major dinners. We watched House Of Cards until 9:00 when Evie went up to bed and I watched the first half of the Lions/Packers game, which was eventually won by the Lions on a field goal. It was good to be home, comfy and warm, despite being snow-bound. I may venture out on the roads today to get our mail, maybe go to the store.