Is This A Dog Day Afternoon...

Is this a dog day afternoon? I don't know, Dolly what do you think....

Yes, there is an element of joy to winter...

Especially when it's your Birthday, one doesn't want to remain snowed in...

We have lived out in these here hills for approximately 26+ years. Never before have we experienced this much snow in one single winter. Due to our rather rugged terrain, & long drives into the city, I'm dedicated to driving used volvos & have been for years. The studded snow tires are what get me off & out of these rather intimating back roads at times.

Our barn is still rather snowed in. A lot still needs to be hand shoveled, but we needed a brake..

My husband is rather good at doing our plowing without destroying aspects of our drive which is the length of a mini road. As of late this morning we might as well be in New York City, as we're running out of places to dump the snow, & don't have the convince of the East River from my father's old neighborhood. Really, that's were they lug it in NYC.

As beautiful as it all is, it's a lot of dedicated hard work to be able to manage & sustain a life out here, beyond the outer ring... Below is the walkway to the front of our house. We usually choose to keep it as is, & use the cellar entrance way, the very last of this posting's photos. Less chance of slipping through our cellar's mud room, besides it's well lit with many windows & one has to enter through a door with a peace sign, & that's also Dolly's space & she loves visitors, "woof".

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