After breakfast I went out and started lopping off some limbs to a pine tree which snapped off during the last 12" snowfall. I'd lopped off and removed a few limbs before thinking about taking pictures. In the background you can see another pine which is still leaning and will probably snap off if we get the amount of show predicted on the next white wave.
Below is the bald pine now but think it is still too heavy for me to pull into the back woods plus my back and shoulders hurt too bad to try. So will keep it until I hire or have friends come chainsaw it into sections.
Now the back yard....this is what a small part of the back yard near my shed looked like before working yesterday. After yesterday's work this is what it looks like now but there is still more work required. Just too tired and sore to go back out now so will see what I can do in the morning before the snow starts.
Latest local weather forecast has given two different tracking models; one says this area will get 3-6 inches and the other says 8-12 inches. Obviously I'm hoping for the 3-6 but would rather have none.
Local news showed people scrambling and buying out store shelves and hardware stores. Guess they are buying and preparing for the higher snowfall since we all experienced the prediction last time of "between 1-12" and indeed there was 12" or more here.
Thankfully I've plenty of food and hope electricity holds out since I don't have a generator. Tomorrow I'll pick up more batteries, just in case, and of course adult libations 😉. Believe me when I say I have plenty of wool.
You haven't seen the other numerous trees around the yard which snapped off or fell over. I'll clean up more around the shed and move elsewhere before the snow begins. But later will keep myself occupied with rug hooking which is so comforting.
Saundra
