Snowbound

I was truly snowbound for 2 days last week. I didn't leave my house. And I thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn't want to leave and I, at least, had company for a few hours both days. My car was definitely stuck in the driveway and I've been forced for a week to use the front door, which I had never used on a regular basis prior to the blizz (short for blizzard).

I promised Calli that I'd post some pictures of the drifts, but by the time I got around to it yesterday, the weather was a balmy 39 and lots (not all, and not most, but some) of the snow had already melted. Here are the pictures of my yard and neighborhood, nonetheless. (my camera has a snow setting, which is awesome, so hopefully the pictures are good.)

From my front door
The neighbors and I are separated by a 2 1/2 foot drift.

The side door that I can no longer use was held shut by a 3 foot drift, now (as you can see) much diminished.
Across my yard past the neighbor's. Mary Ellen is in her 70's, I would guess, and I know she didn't leave her house for at least 4 days. When I got back from Chicago yesterday, her driveway was dry as a bone, and I wondered why the same person didn't plow/shovel mine, since it was obviously in need.

Thankfully, the warm weather (43 today and 48 tomorrow) should melt all of the treacherous ice from my drive and sidewalk.