A Ship Adrift
“Will we ever see land again?” That’s what I thought to myself by Thursday afternoon after more than 14 hours and 14 inches of snow had fallen.
That morning, I put on two layers of wool socks, knowing my boots wouldn’t be high enough to stop the cold white ice from falling in. I was barely awake when I trudged out to the chicken coop to give the hens water. I knew that their water would be frozen.
I smiled as I made the adventure from the house to the coop, stopping to take a picture when I noticed that the giant ceramic pot I shot yesterday (above) was now covered in snow.
I didn’t count on the garden gate being piled with snow and having to shovel it away with my foot. Eventually, I managed to get it opened by a crack and squeezed through like I imagine the raccoons try to at night.
I would have liked to spend more of the day watching the birds from the snow splattered window as they ate cracked corn and sunflower seeds from the feeder, but the tension I felt at the thought of the power going out took over. So, I made some chili, ran the dishwasher, stoked the woodstove and plugged in the blower. I watched a weather report on TV and thought about taking a bath while the water was still hot.
I would have liked to build a snowman but the storm started up again and didn’t let up till evening.
Six hours and another six inches later, Joe trudged out with me to help dig our way to the chicken coop for another fresh water run.
Now the giant ceramic pot had completely disappeared and filled with snow. Only the dark smile of an opening was left showing.
After that all I could do was watch from the window as the snow swallowed up every buoy-like marker in sight, making me feel that our cozy cabin was like a ship adrift at sea.
______More February storm shots HERE.
February 14th, 2014 12:39 am
Lucky you. No I mean it. The kid in me, an am astonished its and bits still exist within, revels when it comes down in mountain-fulls. Oh, you cannot beat the sound of falling snow, pure music of the gentlest kind. Not another sound like it.
February 14th, 2014 12:55 am
That’s a tea set on the porch table and in the first shot the seats on the picnic table are completely covered.
February 14th, 2014 1:33 am
Uh, I think you have a typo, unless you really got 14 *FEET* of snow in 14 hours. I think you meant to say 14 *INCHES* of snow, right? Still, a lot of snow for the south. We got about 8 inches here in the Chattanooga area.
February 14th, 2014 7:11 am
I was going to mention what Bonnie above caught…but then again maybe it WAS 14 feet with this crazy weather. Love the way you dress for the weather out in that ‘neck’ of the woods.
February 14th, 2014 9:30 am
Thanks for catching that, Bonnie! 14 inches yesterday morning and a total close to 2 feet, I’d say.
February 14th, 2014 9:40 am
Wow to your snowy photos!
February 14th, 2014 9:46 am
Am hold onto to 14 feet of the white shtufffs. The notion of 14 feet or 4.3 meters, makes it a dreamland.
February 14th, 2014 10:39 am
Wow. These are amazing photos. You’ve really been hit. 14″ is plenty.
February 14th, 2014 5:08 pm
A very deep snow, wasn’t it? I’ll be glad when it is melted, though.
February 16th, 2014 1:06 pm
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February 17th, 2014 11:33 am
That same storm brought us two feet on top of the foot we already had. It’s beautiful. I decided long ago–when I first moved here– that I’d better embrace the white demon or be devoured by it.
February 21st, 2014 4:50 pm
14 inches in 14 hours is WAY too much snow. Great pics, Colleen — aren’t you glad you thought to shoot the “before” and “after” shots of that ceramic pot?