First Big Snow Storm of 2018 .... ?

Front Yard Snow Storm ?

They said it was the first big snowstorm of the season, but it really didn't amount to much, not by Michigan standards. I think we got between four and six inches overall. That usually isn't enough to stop the school buses from running, so I was surprised when they cancelled school this morning.

Perhaps it was because the temperature wasn't enough to freeze the snow good and hard. When the snow is powdery, the cars and trucks (and buses) actually get better traction, especially after the DOT trucks dump sand all over the roads. But when the temperature is hovering between 28 and 32 Fahrenheit (that's -2 and 0 Celsius) and the copious salt has turned all the roads into slush, and then the overnight freeze turns all the slush into an ice rink, them buses ain't a-goin nowhere.

So all the school kids stayed home, but Mary had to be up and running out the door early to get to work, and then off to school. No rest for the weary, not even when the roads are a mess. I ended up shoveling the driveway twice, once when it was time for Mary to leave, and again before she got home. The exercise felt good.

It was so pretty for awhile. And then it was time to get busy.

Back Yard Snow Storm (No Shoveling Required)