It snowed for five days …
The second night
Our front yard looked like this …
30 centimeters of snow dug out three times
… and this …
Poor Rosemary is somewhere underneath all that
Neighbours pitched in to clear driveways, and cars, and a way out to the main road …
A posse of six women did most of this
But, the day before yesterday came the freezing rain …
The sound of cracking branches reverberated across the island
Ice, everywhere …
Our driveway marker. The top meter or so anyway
Then the inevitable happened. No electricity. Mrs Widds and I were prepared …
Kerosene heater – with supper in the pot on top – light and warmth
I love Winter!
Widdershins Worlds 
Wow! Enchanting and beautiful! ! ❤❤❤
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This is my kinda Canadian winter! 😀
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Dear Widdershins,
I’m glad you got to witness first hand the wonders of a winter wonderland!
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Hiya Joan … It’s something isn’t it? 😀
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Ice storms are scary – they can do a lot of damage – but they can also be beautiful. I still remember one the first year I lived in Wisconsin. I didn’t realize and inch of ice on power lines and branches was beautiful and deadly – didn’t take a photo. And never saw another like it.
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Water has the most amazing forms doesn’t it? 😀
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Water is amazing. Period. Snow – waterfalls – oceans – using a thin layer as an adhesive – freezing and floating ice – steam. Our world IS water, and depends on it.
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It has been snowing here for three days solid… but this is England. Has it settled? Is the world a magical bridal gown? Is it hell… still just wet and grey… sighs….
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That pesky Gulf Stream! 😀
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Yep 😉
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Reblogged this on Anita Dawes & Jaye Marie.
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I remember winters like this when I was a child. Don’t seem to get many of them now, which is a shame…
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It’s not the norm here,but these days, the ‘norm’ is irrelevant … which is why I’m reveling in this one. 😀
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no such thing as ‘normal’ anymore…maybe there never was?
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Now, that is snows
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Isn’t it though! 😀
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Having good neighbours is more than a blessing, it’s a necessity! Keep safe, Widderfamily.
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We don’t socialise much, but we’re all there for each other when the chips are down! 😀
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Your photo-essay is fantastic!
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My pleasure … thanks. 😀
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Great post! I want a kerosene stove like that . . . and that ribbon on a post was so very cool! Icicle cool!
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The heater is essential. We only have electricity to heat the house (we’re renting) so when the power’s out, out comes our little friend.
The ribbon was Mrs Widds idea. She’s cool like that! 😀
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Stay warm, friend!
We have found we cannot get off our street – no plows in sight yet.
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Hope you’re all cozy and not running out of essentials. 😀
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Oh, goodness, what lovely snow! Glad you’re safe and sound!
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We’re back into the warmer weather and rainy bits … so I’m enjoying it while it lasts. 😀
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All that snowy weather makes for a great atmosphere, as long as you’re wrapped up warmly, of course. 🙂
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Always! 😀
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That’s a lot of snow! I love winter too. Big bad winters, but in small doses. A month and I’m done. 😀
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If I didn’t have this dastardly ‘chitis in my broncs I’d be out in it every day! 😀 Unfortunately the rains have returned and it’s slowly melting again.
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