In Snow days, the first wave of snow hit, I took the photos following, and yet more snow came since I took these photos. There was minor damage to trees and shrubbery, but nothing serious. Many thousands lost power, but I managed to hold on to most of mine, and the daily routine was normal, except for some snow shovelling. My cats did not get to go out in the snow. The catio is as close as they came to it. I think they prefer it that way. Scooby has made it clear that even if he is bundled up, he still hates having frozen feet. He needs booties like the Alaska sled dogs running the Iditarod dog sled race. Seen in the previous post, Zeke likes the cold weather. Where is Opie, you might ask? Wanting none of this and in a very warm place.

Scooby watching the first flakes of the snow storm

Increasing snowfall

Marigold checking morning snow and weather the next day–long after Zeke’s earlier inspection (see previous post)

Marigold checking out the backyard

My poor Japanese maple. I beat it with my snowshovel and it popped back up to normal shape!

Wedding Cake. Looks tasty!