The snowfall totals are crazy this morning. Outside the kitchen window, here in Gorham they are saying 33 inches and counting. The weathergal just said maybe expect another 6-8 inches before this white deluge comes to an end in the overnight hours. Portland just broke the all time record for snowfall. The city just topped 29 inches, smashing the old record of 27.9. I guess you could say, if you get all excited about snowfall totals for a storm, well the New England coast, this morning, is the place to be. And the gusts of up to 50 mph are adding wonderful sound effects and waist-high drifts. I maneuvered my way out to the garage earlier to gather some kindling to start the woodstove and had to wade the snow drift at the back door. I'm glad I got the snowblower out yesterday afternoon and ran it up and down the driveway a few times. It'll make tomorrows' work a bit easier... I hope. Until then, I'll watch the storm peter out from this side of the window and feed the stove.
Hey! You're still there! Good to hear. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou still have power, fantastic. Stay warm and take lots of memory pictures.
ReplyDeleteI heard on the radio that Gorham has the record snowfall for this area! Ah, the woodstove, independent of the "grid"...But, are we not lucky with no break in electricity?!! Enjoy the beauty & the coziness of it...& the luxury of a Roof! When I first moved to Maine my collegiate friends from The County used to tell me stories of climbing out their 2nd story bedroom windows in their childhoods & sliding down the drifts! Literally tall tales? Not sure!
ReplyDeleteI do hope your snowfall last night did not bury you too deep.
DeleteSounds like you will staying indoors today! Stay warm!
ReplyDeleteA bright sun shiny day here in Ohio where I live.
ReplyDeleteYou folks are the story du jour. So is the woodburning stove your back-up generator? Can we see a picture of it?
ReplyDeleteif you're gonna do it, might as well do it BIG! be safe.
ReplyDeleteHere is another link for you to investigate from NASA Goddard. It shows the storm that is sitting on top of you right now. Wow, it's a big one. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/8458844136/in/contacts/
ReplyDeleteHoly crap! That's way too exciting for me. We're thinking of taking a walk down to the river at Silver River State Park today and include a picnic under the trees. Stay warm with that wood stove!
ReplyDeleteBlimey that is extreme Birdam, just so you don't feel that you're having all the bad weather, today and for the next four days here in Perth it will be over 40C, that's not fun either believe me. Wanna swap??
ReplyDeleteI thought you were expecting two feet, but 29 inches and more coming is in the "wow" category.
ReplyDeleteWishing you warmth, safety, and electricity.
ReplyDeleteWow - don't you wish you were in Florida? It is sunny here today and beautiful but we only got 30 cm of snow. Not sure how much that is in inches!
ReplyDeleteStay warm! Fire, tea, hot chocolate...
ReplyDeleteIt all sounds so amazing! Hope you all are safe and warm. I can only imagine how awe inspiring such a storm is to see in first person, or even in third person!
ReplyDeleteI would be out exploring for some shots. Stay toasty!
ReplyDeleteThat is more snow than we have had all winter! I hope you got help clearing it.
ReplyDeleteBirdman -- I must say that your photo is beautiful with all the snow. -- barbara
ReplyDeleteYou got blasted!
ReplyDeleteGoing to have to pass down the story of the Great Blizzard of 2013 to the descendants.
ReplyDeleteWhat on earth did people do before snowblowers?
ReplyDeleteI have seen some unbelievable footage coming from the coast. My back cries in pain simply looking at them.
ReplyDeletei couldn't sleep while the snow fell through the night...i was like a kid on christmas eve.
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