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Furby Still Braves the Cold

This photo album will allow people to compare the effects of the Holiday Storm of 2006 to the March 2003 Storm on our home.

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Our small dogs are courageous and request to go outside even when it's cold and windy. We shovel a path for them out into the yard because they won't go past the end of the deck to do their business if we don't...

Furby is now 8.

Bird bath

About 14" of snow accumulated on everything in the back yard.

Roof Drift

As seen from inside looking through our upper Foyer window. Outside, the distance from the window sill down to the roof is over 12".

Fountain

Wind swirled snow over our fountain at the base of the Aspen tree. Directly behind the fountain the snow barely covers our grass but is piled into a drift next to the fence that is over 3 feet high.

Snow Removal Service - Kids Style

Our neighbor's kids help their parents with clearing off their car.

The two boys are climbing up on the car and sweeping off the snow with their hands. Each swipe caused them to slip off the car before they climbed up again for another swipe. I heard their giggles for about half an hour before they abandoned their task but they got over half the car cleaned off.

Fireplug

I had to dig down to find the fireplug in our front yard.

Grill

We may have to wait for spring thaw to do any barbecuing...

Surprise - You have 'driftage'

We discovered this drift outside our garage when we opened the door. The dark part of the drift is about 12 inches off the floor and the highest point measured about 32".

Deck Lights

Our deck lights are shaped like Pagodas and looked pretty interesting with the snow caps and Austrian Pine in the back ground.

Suburban Snow Drifts

This storm had a lot more wind than the March 2003 storm in our area which caused some interesting drifts.

A look towards our neighbors house shows snow drifts overhanging the eaves.

Fence Drift

This shot shows the drift on the side of our house against the fence. It's about 3 feet deep here.

Our neighbor's front porch

Snow is still falling at noon on Thursday the 21st.

Shoveled Walks

Pretty scene showing the snow piled up on the edges of the driveway.

Side Gate Drift

Any deeper and we may have considered tunneling.

Side yard

The snow drifted by the fence and was almost down to the grass down the middle of this shot.

Truck Drift

A weird accumulation of snow hanging off the side of my truck.

Snow Diva

6 pounds of heart! Diva braves any weather and this storm was not going to keep her inside.

Snow Accumulation Above our Porch

Not quite as much snow here as in the 2003 Storm pictures but feel free to compare for yourself.

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