Peevish Pen: January 2022 Snow

Today—January 3, 2022—the first snow of the year began early in the morning.

While the frozen stuff was still falling lightly, I ventured out to feed the outside cats but the golf cart started sliding in the front yard. I managed to turn it around and headed back to the garage but it soon slid again. By now, it was obvious that what was falling was sleet, and I wasn't going to get unstuck—so I had to abandon the cart. Fortunately I keep a cane in the cart, so I was able to gimp to the front porch.

Eventually the sleet turned to snow and started to pile up on lawn and deck.

. . . and in the driveway, too.

Before long, the snow fell harder.

Some of the younger cats weren't sure what was happening, but they were glad to be inside.

Jim-Bob, however, kept screaming to go out.

The wind increased and trees bent low. Snow blew onto the front porch, and I couldn't see out the storm door.

The boxwoods out front were bending over, buthe golf cart was staying put on the other side of the tree . . .

. . . and the snow continued to pile up on the deck . . .

. . . and in the driveway.

Finally, my husband (who'd earlier walked out to feed the barn cats and his hound), got his 4-wheel drive truck and towed my golf cart out of the front yard. He tried to see if it could go all the way down the driveway. It got stuck again, so he towed it back to the garage.