Dis-spirited by all the wonderful pictures of spring bulbs, green trees, walks in the country and reports of warmth, I took this photo out our back window this morning. Yes, after escaping significant snow for almost the entire winter, we got this 10″ of March snow. Here it cruelly covers our barbecue grill, picnic bench and porch swing, chastising us for our recent hopes of using those items.
I would say that I got a lot of exercise from shoveling this mess, but it would be a lie. My husband had a delayed work schedule and spent the morning with our super snow blowing machine clearing our walks along with the single mother’s on one side and the widow’s on the other. I did augment his diet, however, making him a batch of his favorite almond oatmeal granola, timed to come out of the oven just as he finished.
Now you can all know why we say “March comes in like a lion.” It remains to be seen if it will “go out like a lamb.”
Saved By Words 
and another granny expression here was ‘don’t cast a clout until May is out’ though whether the May is the month or the blossom I never quite fathomed… looks lovely from a warm sitting room!
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Exactly my point of reference for the photo.
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Ugh, this is so reminiscent of my life in Maine and Alaska. I am happy to be in a more temperate environment.
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As long as I am not the snow remover, I am happy.
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I bet that hot almond oatmeal granola tasted so good. 🙂
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He said so.😁
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🙂
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Luckily we only got two inches yesterday, though it is plenty cold. After my past week of adventures, however — four days in the hospital, two of them in intensive care — I’m grateful I’m able to be out in it today!
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Of my goodness. Glad you are better. ICU is pretty serious.
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That’s bad luck indeed, Elizabeth. We had 70 mph winds, and some rain. March is being a lion on both sides of the ocean, it would seem.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wow. Did it take down trees?
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Some branches and weaker trees locally. But no injuries or structural damage, luckily. 🙂
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Oh good. In the last major snow/wind storm several years ago several of our trees emerged lopsided.
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That is so beautiful!
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Especially when someone else shovels it!
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What a beautiful picture Elizabeth, although a lot of work for your husband!
Blessings,
Jennifer
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Fortunately he loves being active.
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So does my man! It’s a challenge at the moment keeping him quiet within his recovery!
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The couple of times my husband has had a broken bone he has been very grumpy.
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Like you, my wife and I are just getting back from a mini-vacation and I have lots of catching up to do on my blog. We are well-covered out here in the Inland Northwest as well, but the snow is probably lighter here than in your neck of the woods. Like your husband, I am responsible for moving it all out of the way by whatever means necessary. I don’t mind though,it’s one of the few forms of exercise I get in these long winters. Stay warm and “Think Sun”!
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Today I could see the tiniest outline of buds on the ends of tree branches. Here spring is another month away, but it is promising.
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I don’t think New England quite got the memo that spring is coming 🤔
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What is spring??
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New England does not compute..
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It’s why they call us tight-lipped. It’s because we are so freezing.
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