Monday, February 23, 2026

THE BLIZZARD

It took over 3 weeks for the previous snow, which turned into white rock hard ice, to disappear and now this.  Below is the view out my front door toward the driveway out from the property.  The snow totals reported say Seaford has received 19" of snow.  Have heard on local radio more snow is expected.  But I can't tell if what I'm seeing in the air is fresh snowfall or blowing from the trees.
Next is a view from the kitchen toward the deck.  Notice how the tree is bent with the weight of the snow and a few of the small limbs have broken.  Yesterday I cleaned the deck of all the branches from the previous snowfall.
And from the garage side you can see this limb is almost touching the ground.  Wouldn't surprise me if it snapped off.
Walking around the house looking out the windows there are a LOT of small and big limbs to be picked up.  Some in my driveway which will need picking up before I can leave the property; that is when I'd consider venturing out.  
So much for global warming.

I live in Sussex county where numerous power outages have been reported.  Thankfully I have power, at least for now.  Local radio station, in talking to a major power company indicated it may take days before everyone would have power again.  And with the heavy snow on trees, another limb could break lines causing more outages as they work to restore others.
While I still have power will enlarge a pattern for someone and put it on linen.  Not sure when I'll venture out to ship it but at least it will be ready to go when that time comes.  And of course will do some hooking, binding a rug will continue as well as sewing on a few more labels.  Lots to keep me busy inside.
  
Saundra


13 comments:

  1. It looks just like that at my house in Western , Mass ! We got about 6-8inches of snow , but the whipping winds have been crazy ! The snow was tough to snow plow too , my husband was exhausted . After the snow plow passes your driveway , you have a huge , heavy mound to clear up . Hope this will be last storm of this winter !!! It will take weeks to melt .

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  2. Wow those pictures are dramatic! Be safe and warm

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  3. We did not get any snow from the storm that came up the coast thankfully.
    We have more than our share on the ground.
    Cathy

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  4. Oh, my. Take care and stay warm!

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  5. Your photos well could have been NH pictures --- in past years. Altho we have plenty of snow on the ground from previous storms, this one only came with about 6 inches. So, we hope you do NOT loose electricity due to heavy/broken limbs. We may love old rugs, old chairs, old dolls etc. BUT, the using of candles and kerosene lamps is a bit too far. Stay warm. Donna

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  6. Hopefully you have not lost power.
    Beautiful to look at as long as you can admire from the comfort of your home!

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  7. Glad you haven't lost power. We lose it so often here that I would not survive without the backup generator. And how I would love to think that the snow from the most recent storm would melt before the next round rolls in! We had some really mild temps (i.e., upper thirties/forties) which melted a lot of snow here last week...but far, far, from all...and then we got more heavy wet stuff the end of last week/this weekend. Hope you stay safe and warm.

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  8. Wow!!!you sure did get snow !!!and that wet heavy stuff,,,
    Stay safe ,,,,
    Glad u have power !!!!
    We are expecting more snow tonite into tomorrow,,,,,but missed that one,,,
    It was going to the maritimes last night,,,
    Take care
    ELAINE

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  9. Whoa! Mother nature, a force to be reckoned with.

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  10. Wow!! What a huge storm. My son is driving home trying to beat it. It will get to his house on Thursday. So much snow! Stay warm.

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  11. I was worried about you and how much snow you had got. That is a lot of snow, but glad you have power. Am not going to complain about the 3 little inches we are getting overnight. Stay put for sure. You have no idea what the roads might be like out there. Janice

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  12. Stay safe! All those trees breaking is scary. They fall so fast, in snow it isn’t easy to get out of the way.
    May

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  13. Oy! You sure have had winter. We’ve had virtually no winter at all. Good time to pull some loops.

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