13:366 - WINTER...finally

I am a mad woman with a snow blower.  I am not talking about a casual stroll behind a little single stage blower that you can pick up and plop in the trunk of your car.  I am talking about a big, fast, wide swath, two stage with knobby tires.  In fact, I came with one.  We joke that it was my dowry - a bright yellow International Harvester blower from back when we lived in North Dakota...when I was 8! R added his own touch: chrome ladies! 


This time around it's a bright orange Ariens with an electric start (LOVE that!). For the past 10 years, whenever R leaves town in January, it snows.  A lot.  Like, cancel-school-3-days-in-a-row a lot. And this trip was no exception.  So, I know we were all enjoying balmy 50 degrees and spring coats on Wednesday, but the moment his plane wheels were up, I knew it was short lived.


So, in the spirit of winter *finally* arriving, here are a few images of the prettier side of my recent trip behind the snow blower.