...in pictures.
I only have a "lost & found" camera with thirteen pictures, but we have been using it, just to record that "we were here" until the new camera is chosen and purchased.
Here is our season, soon to end this month.
Sarah snowboarding, with the ever-present view of Mount Shasta
Maddelyn skiis
Snow, trees, sky.....at the ski park
Different angle
We had a very intersting storm in February, where the wind blew the snow drifts different than usual. Below are pictures to prove this point.
This view was taken outside my front door, from the level of a mouse
Those are my chimes, a gift from Marty...they make beautiful Gregorian music in the wind storms. Lovely.
So, the girls room window looked like this. Usually it is because snow sticks to the window. This time, it was because the snow piled up in front of their window. Anne wrote that she was "living in a snow globe" :)
The boys room windows had just a bit less in front of the window.
The little building is our school room.....the rest belongs to the neighbors.
Two snow shovelers.......Matthew & Garrett......shoveled for four days.
There is often a wave on the south side of our house. Notice almost NO snow on the ground outside my bedroom window. The wave is about 4 feet high.
Same "happy" shovelers.
Kids all over the country are excited for snow days!
The kids at Our Hearts' Haven KNOW it is nothing to be excited about........it creates LOTS of work. :)
Well, truthfully.........they love the snow, the way it looks, the way it covers the slopes for skiing and boarding......but, it is a huge commitment to keep things cleared. Boy is Matthew going to be missed next winter. :) Especially since Marty has not needed to go on the roof for two seasons now........that will end in 2010.
Now you see behind the garage.....and the girls' window is blocked as well. The drift on the roof was different. It usually is not as tall, unless we get 8 feet.
More drifts behind the house. Some of the drifts were 8-10 feet........it was crazy. It kind of looked like peaks of whipping cream. BIG ones!
Sadie standing while I dug out a path to the school room..........she was acting strange that day.......and kept right behind me.
We sure are going to miss him!
Malachy worked hard to create a new friend all by himself. The snowman kit we got handed down from Shawna came in handy! Of course, the supplies were at risk from dogs who like to chew things.
In the down direction.
Garrett took these dog photos........and woke them up here.
What Garrett, Matthew and Malachy look like after three days of shoveling............one more came the next day!
Those storms above were in February.........a few days ago, already in March, I think.......we had one of those beautiful, perfect snowfalls.......whereby the snow came straight down, no wind, accumulating fast and furious. The snow was so light and soft. Reminded Marty & I of our Tahoe days. We used to go for late night walks in these kind of storms. These photos below are from that storm.
The flakes are falling.
The picnic table.....during the storm...this fell in about three hours.
The morning after........I was up before the sun rose.....as usual.
The morning after......our apple tree.....and orchard.
The view of the back of thr property.......orchard, berries, swingset & fort.
The view of the back of thr property.......orchard, berries, swingset & fort.
The picnic table the next morning.
The photos below were taken yesterday...........on the way to and at the ski park.
The view as you drive by on the freeway.
Mount Shasta, in her glory
A different angle of Mt. Shasta....as you climb up to the ski park.
As you drive upward, and come around a curve, there it is......glorious!
The "Face" of Douglas, a run at the ski park.
You can see Mount Lassen from the ski park parking lot.
The kids tell me the views from the tops of the runs and lifts are simply breathtaking.
It was only about 2 feet tall..........and had a great background!
I love taking different angles of Mount Shasta........especially in different seasons.
I am ready now......SPRING, let's go!
Love & blessings!
Chari
2 comments:
Where will Matthew be when he goes to school? You should take that boy out to dinner! He worked REALLY hard this winter! You got SO much more snow than we did, and we got a lot. It is 98% melted now. How do you guys get out?
Great photos!
Love,
Frances
Well, I will be announcing it soon.......Matthew is not going away to school....yet. He has been accepted as a Rotary Youth Exchange Participant. More on that later!
Sometimes the amount of snow can be really different.....only 10 miles.....15? apart? Crazy, isn't it?
We get out.......by 4 wheel drive cars........and sometimes by digging them out, first.
It has been the rare time that we had to wait for the plow......which could take a day or more!
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