I shoveled today. In fact I shoveled for six hours. Fifteen minutes into my snow clearing task this morning the drive belt on my snowblower snapped. Now the repair will be easy, but first I would need a new belt and that requires cleared walks, plowed streets, and open stores. The City of Duluth informs us our road will hopefully get plowed tomorrow, in the mean time Occidental Blvd (my road) is a great cross-country ski / snowmobile trail. The official snow totals from the Duluth airport are 21.7 inches of snow, but then one would not want to forget the additional 8 inches that fell on Thanksgiving. My back is sore!
I hope you enjoy these images … all taken within 400 yards of my house.
All is peaceful at Hoeg’s … 6:15 am (snowblower will break by 7:10 am)
Post blizzard images taken this afternoon … my house, my street, and Amity Creek.
And of course some birds … Mourning Dove and Downy Woodpecker
Wow 29 inches. Great photos.
I love snow–when I’m looking at it on social media from my home in Florida:-) Really liked the bird pics too.
Just beautiful, Rich – so appreciate your sharing with all of us! St. Paul is white but not quite the depth of snow
Rich, thanks for the very beautiful pictures of your snowy surroundings. Sorry about your back!
My lovely wife hoofed it to the grocery store and bought shrimp. Having a great dinner tonight and a glass of wine. The roads will get cleared at some point! Kind of hoping to go to the Bog tomorrow. They did not receive as much snow. Northern Hawk Owls and Snowy Owls have been spotted in the last few days! If I can get out of my own neighborhood, I will not even look for Great Gray Owls. Thery are so yesterday! LOL!