Icy New Blog
My neighbors, if anyone saw me, probably think I’m nuts. I’m guessing most grown men don’t go outside at midnight, snap a few pictures of the snow pile in the corner of the sidewalk and then promptly go back inside.
But, I’ve got a blog to run here, dang it! And people on Twitter that want to know what’s going on in the world!
Anyway, as I mentioned in my comment to Speedy, we had ice and snow Tuesday night and Wednesday. First snow, then freezing rain, then some more snow. So, late last night, as shown in this icy photo, there was a sheet of ice covering the snow.
Wednesday morning, there was snow covering the ice. So, it was like a cake! Snow, frosting, then more snow. Cool! Literally!
I mentioned, in my comment to Speedy, my snowball too. I was too tired to take pictures before, after shoveling and plowing the driveway, so the sample sheet of ice and my snowball sat out there in the freezing cold. Melting as the temperature goes up. Front Yard Warming, or something. I don’t know. Ask Al Gore.
Well, I figured I can’t let you guys and gals down. You want to see it, right? Thus, at midnight, I had to get my coat on and head outside to take pictures. So, even if you didn’t want to see it, you better look! I went outside at midnight, looking like a crazy person in front of any of my neighbors that may have seen the flashes of light from the camera as I took my shots!
Anyway, the ice was only about 3/8 of an inch thick, not the half inch or more I told Speedy. It might be a half inch if you count the frozen snow on the bottom layer, where some of that freezing rain formed a not-so-solid layer of ice below the solid ice sheet.
As for the new blog, well, while winter may not seem the time to think about gardening, actually it is! If you plan on having a garden this year, now is the time to start planning. Or, even if you just want to learn more about taking care of your houseplants, well, we won’t forget about those either. Yesterday, I launched a new blog, the Canville Gardens, which will cover all sorts of gardening and flowery goodness, so please be sure to check it out!
Oh, and remember I said the ice was like a piece of cake? Well, bon appetit!
Psst. Please don’t tell my neighbors about this last photo…
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I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for making me nearly spew my Diet Pepski Max onto my Monitor. YOU are the icing on the cake that is Ohio!!
Getting the visual of you skittering outside to take your pics, priceless!
Rock on!
That really makes me miss the snowy season so much. I loved eating snow as a kid (not yellow snow, I was cautious), but I never set it on a plate so nicely. Great post and I’m sure it’s not the first time your neighbours would have thought you were crazy.
I put a whole can of hershey syrup on mine … and you know, if I was out at midnight with a camera, nobody would bat an eye!!
I wounder if your neighbors were taking a photo of you, taking a photo of snow, for their blog?
Hm, strawberries on top for me please!
We had some snow last week, which was pretty neat. We got about 5 inches or so and my dog loved it. She would take off running and every so often stick her mouth in the snow and scoop some up, all while running full tilt around the yard.
I ended up getting a day off of work out of it, because it snowed all day, but most of the roads were fine the next day…
LOL. I’ve never seen snow look so appetizing before. But I’ve never seen anyone cut a piece and dish it up either. Sometimes we worry about you.