Hope so, Snowy New Year? Looks to be!
Wow. No kidding, we've gotten more snow already this season than we did the entire season of 2006 into 2007!
The snowbanks along the road are 6 to 7 feet high - making for dangerous driveway exits...
I snapped a shot of the sunflowers along the road. Most were taller than 6 feet just a few months ago, back in September. Check out how much taller the snowbank is than the old sunflowers!
I also got a few photos of the Herb Garden which is surrounded by a 4 foot tall fence of chicken wire - you can easily see the snow level is above the 3 foot mark.
It may be cold outside (24 degrees right as I type this) but inside, the wood stove has been going for over 24 hours and the crock pot is full of a new recipe I created with some Roman Beans and the house smells wonderful!
The photo above shows a little of the orchard, but mostly the forest on the mountain behind it after the heavy snow.
Speaking of the Orchard... this is the magical 3rd season since I have brought these neglected trees back from oblivion.
I have been pruning and fertilizing them to hopefully inspire them to blossom in the spring.
2008 will be year #3, which most experts say is the amount of time in which the trees respond to the TLC.
We'll see if they're right or if I did it right...
:)
