Power back on!

We got the power back on Wednesday afternoon and the cable and internet back on last night. Yay!

No power

We got the remnants of hurricane Ike yesterday, and we're without power. There's no estimate of when we'll get it back yet; it may be several days.

We only lost two good-sized branches from our big maple, but it's probably time for it to come down; I'm not sure it will stand much more of this kind of stuff.

We're fine, though. At least we've got power at work to recharge the cellphones and lanterns!

Stormclouds

We've had nearly record-breaking rain this month. The garden likes it, but I'm getting a little tired of it.

It's not just been rain, either, but storms. We've had a tornado warning, too, but that came to nothing, though that storm kept me up for a couple hours with all the thunder and lightning.

We've also had quite a few days like today where it looks like the end times are coming, but nothing comes of it.

I'll probably wish for it later this summer, but for now, I'd like to be done with rain, thank you.

Well, we've survived the blizzard

Somehow, with the TV, books, food, and the internet, we survived 24 hours of snow and wind. My back and legs hurt from all the shoveling, but if we hadn't kept up with it, we would have been shoveling a foot of snow at once rather three to four inches at once.

The photo was taken around ten in the morning on Saturday, so we probably got three or four more inches of snow after this. What you're seeing is Jeff about to ruin all my lovely, clear paths; he got the snow off the fabric of the gazebo, then had to shovel it all off.

Cordy is having a wonderful time in all the snow. Kaylee, on the other hand (or paw, as it may be), is up to her shoulders in snow. Hence all the paths dug into the snow.

The sun's out this afternoon and already melting the snow (where is it going to go? the sewers are completely blocked), and Cordy is having to make do with laying down, half-buried in the snow, in the shade to watch for squirrels.

The two humans in the house went grocery shopping today, and except for the idiots who didn't know how to drive in the snow, it was just fine out. We might be flooded in a day or two, but I'm pretty sure we'll survive the Great Blizzard of 2008.

Apparently, we're having a blizzard

I've lost count of how many times I've shoveled snow.

Compare & contrast

What I was looking at a little over a week ago:

What I'm looking at now:

Feel free to discuss.

First snow of the year

And he doesn't look to happy about it.

It was probably only about 3-4 inches, but you would think it was a blizzard the way people were acting. Yeesh. It's just a little snow!

Well, that was exciting

We had a tornado warning this afternoon.

Jeff's out of town, so when the sirens went off, and I confirmed it on the radar, I highed myself and the pets down into the basement. Spike had to be carried in his little travel cage, and Kaylee had to be carried because the stairs were scary. We sat away from the windows and watched the clock waiting for the storm to pass.

It did.

There was a possible touchdown less than a half a mile from us, but we got nothing more than rain. Still a little scary, though.

But we're fine. And I learned that we need to clean the basement. That will be Jeff's job when he gets back from his trip. :)

It's spring...

... and that means the FalconCam, a springy lunch, and crappy weather on the way.

More snow pictures

I got sent home early from work (though it's really not that bad out), so after I shoveled the walks, I took a few pictures.

You can see how much snow we got, and Jeff's slightly bedraggled bamboo:

I had to dig out a path for Kaylee, since the snow is up to her nether regions:

Pretty dried grasses against the not-so-pretty background of our shed:

Puppy prints on the porch:

Yes, it's snowing!

In Ohio! In February! GASP!

Sheesh. You'd think that no one had ever seen snow before by the way people are acting around here.

Yes, it makes roads trecherous. So drive carefully or just stay home. Or do what I do and take the bus.

Yes, it's a pain to walk through. So shovel your sidewalks, walk carefully, or just stay home.

It's not a huge crisis. It's just snow.