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January 23, 2023 – Heavy snow

It is amazing to find that I still have power. After a heavy wet snow this weekend, we are getting more of the same. The trees are bent to the ground with the weight. The power has been flickering all morning, but I still managed to solve Wordle and the NYT Mini-Crossword. Also published the daily Historical Society Newsletter and cooked a batch of oatmeal for the week. So far, everything is holding together, at least electrically. I’ve had a lot of tree damage this year and many of the shrubs are weighted down under the snow. When the sun finally returns it will be quite at sight to see.

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Without the sun, the snow clings to the trees, weighing them down – photo taken 21 Jan 2023

January 23, 2018 – Ice Storm

We had a similar weather pattern five years ago. An ice storm followed by some sun. I was out that day taking photos. Snow is always preferable to ice.

Smithville Reservoir
Ice on the trees at Smithville Reservoir – 23 Jan 2018
Freezing Rain
Not slippery, mushy walking – 23 Jan 2018
Ice Coated
Some ice – 23 Jan 2018

I’ll never understand how flower buds can survive the winter. However I am grateful that they can.

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Rhododendron Blossom encased in ice – 23 Jan 2018
Frozen Leaves
Frozen leaves – 23 Jan 2018

January 23, 2005 – Buried Cars

One thing I will never regret is the addition of a garage. In 2005, after running the snow blower, I was still faced with the chore of removing the drifts of snow from the cars. I’m not even sure why I had three cars back then. Now the cars are safely parked in the garage.

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The job isn’t over yet – 23 Jan 2005
Deep Snow
Deep Snow – 23 Jan 2005

Hopefully I can some good photos after our current storm. As I finish this posting the power is still on, but flickering.

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1 thought on “On This Day – January 23rd”

  1. Mom lost power but the automatic generator we got worked fine so no issues there. We lost power for about 2 hours. Grateful for the fast fix.

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