Got it Done
Today had the entire city of St. James shoving, pushing, moving and blowing snow. Stauffer Avenue didn’t quite feel the pressure of snow removal as most folks. We were so fortunate that as we were having supper last night waiting out the last three hours of the snowfall, neighbor Randy was pulling into our driveway with his John Deere tractor and snowblower. As he made his first swipe up the drive, it drove home just how deep 12″ of new snow looks. A sharp slice just as if it was a piece of pie. Randy returned this morning. Granted, a tractor can’t get in small areas or get up close and personal to structures, we had minimal snow to remove around our garage doors and house doors. When I spoke to Randy’s wife, Jan, last night she said he was so excited to finally have enough snow to get out and play with his tractor and blower. This snowfall was what all winter enthusiasts were waiting for.
After lunch Dennis got his snowblower going and he also played in the snow. The patio around the porch is now clear of any amount of snow. As we were taking it slow and steady, the cats sat in the
windows of the porch. When I opened one of the sliding doors two of them came out and checked out the cleared areas. What was comical was that you could see that they were sizing up checking out the backyard. With the bank of snow taller than they stood, the anticipated jumps never were executed. By the time we finished up there were bare spots of concrete showing as the bright sun was strutting its stuff and Dennis was resting in his rocking chair in the patio porch. Priceless. It may be awhile before the cats can venture very far, but at least they have the patio to patrol. It definitely was a good workout for the older ones on Stauffer Avenue.