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Waiting for Spring

Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
edited December 22, 2007 in Other Cool Shots
Last February we had a horrific ice storm. While the results were beautiful, we lost power for three days. Luckily I had plenty of gas for the generator. Our driveway was blocked by birch saplings bowed down by the weight of ice and we could not leave the property for four days. We could have walked around the obstruction but as we are 8 miles from town, without being able to get a car out we were stranded. Finally the ice thawed and the saplings slowly straightened up.

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Barney helped me to clean up after the storm. While I would have preferred that he haul the branches back into the woods, he was determined to deposit them on the lawn side of the driveway.

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Jack
(My real name is John but Jack'll do)

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    SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2007
    Jack'll do wrote:
    Last February we had a horrific ice storm. While the results were beautiful, we lost power for three days. Luckily I had plenty of gas for the generator. Our driveway was blocked by birch saplings bowed down by the weight of ice and we could not leave the property for four days. We could have walked around the obstruction but as we are 8 miles from town, without being able to get a car out we were stranded. Finally the ice thawed and the saplings slowly straightened up.

    Barney helped me to clean up after the storm. While I would have preferred that he haul the branches back into the woods, he was determined to deposit them on the lawn side of the driveway.

    Gosh it's a wonder you were not all suffering from Cabin Fever after that.
    As pretty as the ice looks hanging like that,
    I'm sure being in it as no fun at all.

    Least Barney helped kinda rolleyes1.gif
    Great Shot of the Park Bench clap.gif ..... Skippy :D
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    ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2007
    Love 1st shot thumb.gif And a doggy one too :D
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    Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    Gosh it's a wonder you were not all suffering from Cabin Fever after that.
    As pretty as the ice looks hanging like that,
    I'm sure being in it as no fun at all.

    Least Barney helped kinda rolleyes1.gif
    Great Shot of the Park Bench clap.gif ..... Skippy :D
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    For sure I'd rather have 2 feet of snow than 1 inch of ice. The driveway is quite steep and Barney's the only one who can walk on it without going
    a** over tea kettle. :D

    Jack
    (My real name is John but Jack'll do)
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    Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Love 1st shot thumb.gif And a doggy one too :D
    Thanks Marina
    The bench shot is a favorite of mine. It's also a favorite place to take a break from yard work (in nicer weather rolleyes1.gif) as it overlooks the valley.

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    Jack
    (My real name is John but Jack'll do)
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