Wednesday, February 2, 2011

White Road

This images gives you a pretty good idea what the southern Maine region is facing this morning. When I walked to the foot of our driveway and looked up the rise, this is what the visibility looked like. Not a good day for people, dogs or cats. Just about everything around this neck of the woods is closed. Local radio is saying that unless you have a good reason, like an emergency, stay home. This is a monster snowstorm stretching from Texas, blanketing the Midwest, right up through New England to Maine, with snow, ice and freezing rain. Now, that's quite a volatile cocktail of trouble. I'll not be venturing out. The wood box is stocked. The birdfeeders are loaded. The coffee is brewed. The cats are curled and sleeping, and I'll be watching this one from the other side of the glass. Uh oh! The ground is rumbling; the plow is coming. Gotta run!
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  1. annie'smomFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Enjoy the day! We're lucky to work in a profession where we don't have to venture out in inclement weather.

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  2. EG CameraGirlFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    This storm must be massive as it looks pretty much the same here north of Toronto!

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  3. SharonFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    This is a perfect image to go with the news I've been hearing all morning.

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  4. JackFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    There is a lot of that going around, Birdman. Stay warm and be careful. Hire a teenager to do the shoveling when it stops.

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  5. HalcyonFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    I hope you got back inside where it's nice and warm. I certainly wouldn't go out in anything that looks like this!

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  6. Genie -- Paris and BeyondFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    White wonderland and so beautiful... I would curl up with the cats (after taking photos)... I am sure that you will have more for us as that much snow is not going anywhere quickly.

    Have some chocolat chaud on me!

    Bises,
    G

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  7. RandyFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    What a beautiful photograph. Good thing you don't have to be out and about in that. Hope you and your cats enjoy your day.

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  8. Sharon CreechFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Photo so perfectly captures those stormy snowy days.

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  9. Folkways Note BookFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    winter storms are really quite lovely if you consider just the Mother Earth aspect but if you live in any type of civilized world they can play havoc. But sounds like you know how to ride out a storm quite comfortably. As it should be. -- barbara

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  10. LoisFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    A good plan on a day like the one you are having! That is a lovely winter scene.

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  11. LowellFebruary 2, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    You have caught well the ambiance of a winter storm in this photo. Funny commentary, also. Hope the plow didn't take down your house or bury your car!

    We just heard from our daughter...she's at 9,000 feet in Colorado. Not a lot of snow there, but last night it hit -25 degrees!

    I was going to tease you a little bit. I did play golf this morning, though it was a bit cool - mid 60s...and it threatened rain the whole time. Kinda scary! :-)

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  12. RedPatFebruary 2, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    Great shot! A perfect day for hot chocolate!

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  13. camFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Better you than me!!
    79 and balmy!

    Florida Checks In!

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  14. MichelleFebruary 2, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Yuck! Stay by the fire!

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  15. KateFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    From experience last December I know the reality is much different than your beautiful photo. Stay warm!

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  16. Chattahoochee Valley DailyFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    I tell you what, it sure got cold here today. Smart idea to stay in and stay warm.

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  17. brattcatFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    Perfectly said, perfectly captured. I hope you made something homey and wonderful out of this closed-in day.

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  18. Bob CroweFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    And we've been whining about the granular ice cover we got yesterday. The roads are clear now. Not up your way, I'm sure.

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