Mother Nature sure had a surprise for us this year. We received a record snowfall, and had far colder weather than we've experienced so far. Usually the snow only lasts for a day, or two at the most, and some winters there hasn't been any at all. But this year we got a white christmas well in advance. We lost power for a day, but were well prepared so we were fine. However, the pipes also froze, so we had to add heat to the pump house. Everything is working well now, and we fared better than some of our neighbours who lost their eavestroughs. More snow is due to come for New Year's, but here are some pix of the snow of 2008. You can see how deep the snow is by comparing the earlier photos of Buddah under the star magnolia bush in spring and the rock herons in the back yard in summer. The second picture is in the backyard, and you can see that the snow is still falling.
