After the Storm

This morning while everyone else was eating breakfast, I ventured out to enjoy the early morning aftermath of the snowstorm. The sky was blue and clear and the snow was full of sparkles. The world was quiet. The wind had picked up and it was very cold, but I enjoyed this time before the snow was disturbed.

Our vehicles before Brian cleaned up the driveway

The homestead
My perennial border and water garden

are under there somewhere

The shadows made such beautiful patterns

After breakfast, Brian headed out to tackle the job of cleaning up the driveway and paths. We have an extensive path system...out to the chicken coop and bunny hutches, over to the woodpile, around the house to the birdfeeders and a serious of paths for the dog. We have a snowblower, but this still takes about two hours after a large storm like this.

The path to the chickens and bunnies

The kids had a snow day yesterday, so I told them they had to get some work done today. Gabe wanted to go out with Bri, so he quickly did his language arts and math and then went out.

Gabe digs a fort

Later in the afternoon, Gabe, Rachel and Bessie went out for some sledding. The wind was blowing very hard and the temp was only around 11, so I did not let Hannah and Dan go out. They were disappointed, but it was just too cold and windy for them.