Do you still have snow? And other questions…

All the snow that seems to have fallen this winter have caused some of my correspondents to be sick of winter and dying for spring to arrive.  I was asked if there was still snow near me.  Our spring seems to be coming in one week spurts, separated by more snowfall.  The only snow still on the ground near me is where the plows have piled it up.  It is also on the south side of my driveway where the evergreens further to the south shade the ground.

Driveway from the House

Snow Piled up by the Plow

I was also asked to show the views from the end of my driveway to the right and to the left.

Road to the Right

Road to the Left

Neighbor Across the Street

Note that their snow is also to the north of the large evergreens on their land.

Looking Back at the House from the Mailbox

This picture shows the snow, the trees, and the shade patterns better.  It is almost time to start thinking about spring clean-up.  With most of the snow gone, you can see some of the “landscaping” features…

Path to Raised Bed

 

Garden Angel Visible now that the Snow is Gone

The Weather Vane

It looks like a windmill, but is not connected to anything either to generate electricity or pump water.  But it does need to be painted if I am going to keep it.  Color suggestions?

Birdhouse and Stump

I don’t know if anyone has ever lived in this house, but it looks pretty there and will probably survive the spring clean-up.

And now that we are drooling to get on with the spring clean-up, the weather report for the coming week is calling for 3 to 5 inches of snow on Wednesday, 5 to 8 inches of snow on Thursday, and about an inch on Friday.  I think I’ll go to Florida instead!