The Dark Side of the Snow

As much fun as we've been having, I can certainly recognize the negatives of uncharacteristic precipitation.

Here is our deck before:


And after a bit of snow:


And after a whole lot more snow:




And here is our neighbors' deck after, totally collapsed:


Yikes.

We lost power the first day of the big storm, but it was fine. Dirk pitched a tent in the living room to help kids stay warm and fired up the propane stove. It was an adventure and power was returned within 24 hours. However, many people out here lost power for a week or more. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have had these kinds of expensive, inconvenient, and sometimes dangerous troubles.