Winters of Winters Past

We have had more snow this year than in previous years.  It reminds me of the amount of snow we would get many years ago. 

In recent years the snow we have been getting hasn't been much.  Sometimes if you wait a day or so it'll melt away.  But this end of January snowstorm was a lot of snow in 1 day.  That pile of snow is higher than the 4ft high chainlink fence.  When the day started there was a few inches there.

I had gone out to clear snow 4 times.  I have a Toro e21 snowblower.  I had to charge it half-way through the day.  

When I went out for the 3rd time, the snow in my backyard had accumulated to my knees.  It was piling up around our car in the backyard.  It was the most snow I can remember coming down in a matter of hours.

You can see how much snow we got on our awning and roof tops.  It was was coming down a few cm/hr.  Which doesn't seem like a lot.

That laneway between the homes adds to the effort of clearing.  There's nowhere to throw the snow.  At least this snow was fluffy.  Just a lot

I had ordered our usual North Of Brooklyn pizza for noon instead of supper, before the snow became too much for anyone to deliver let along drive.  And it was coming down fast.  Every time I had come back in from clearing, it almost seemed like I hadn't shovelled at all.

Just as I was wrapping up, the 3rd time, the snow plow came through.  So I spent time clearing the piles it pushed around my car and driveway.  My neighbour had only been out 1x earlier.  You can see how much was on top of his SUV.  It looks like a cargo van.

But this past Family Day/Valentine's Day weekend the temps warmed up.  It was around 0 deg C on the Monday, and on the plus side as we made our way back to the city.  Yesterday was a balmy plus 6.  Today it's raining.  Dreary.