Well, the heavy, wet spring snow that's been in the weather forecasts has finally arrived, and we have a decent accumulation of over half a foot and counting. ☃️ The birdies are here partaking of our bird seed, which is much easier to find than their regular food under the snow right now.
We woke up to no electrical power, which was a little bit of a surprise, considering that the power company was out trimming trees along Ridge Road this week. That is supposed to prevent this kind of snow-induced outage, where the heavy snow weighs down the tree branches, which then touch the power lines, and cause a short circuit. Oh, well… 🤷♂️
Our gas fireplaces are providing heat to the bedroom and living room, so it’s not likely the house temp will fall down anywhere near freezing. Not worried about the water pipes because of that. Avoiding the refrigerator so it can hold onto whatever cold it’s got. Falling back on our cell phone connections for Internet, with our several backup batteries to power them… And beginning to cast an info net, in search of a place to find breakfast!
Noon update: Yum! We met my sis for a delicious breakfast at Le Peep! Considered a walk around the nearby Clement Park lake, and opted to return home. That was a lucky decision, as I just got a notification that I’ve got a dermatology appointment soon. Yikes! I forgot!
Here are some photos from today's adventure:
Pretty view of the snow-laden bird feeder, with the nearby horse corrals in the background.
Snow covered bunny, weather station, deck railing, furniture. My best guess from this photo, is that the snow on the railing, which is somewhat representative, was about 4 inches deep at the time.
This is the stereotypical Denver "my backyard furniture under snow" photo. It's nice to have a lattice over this half of the deck, to filter out some of the snow.
One of many hungry birdies that visited our feeders today.
Our pretty bedroom view of the snow. The kitties spent some time up in between the plants, gazing out at the snow for awhile this morning.
Our grid-powered bedroom clock was not at all helpful about telling us what time we woke up!
Here's the Denver metro power outage map — for me, the blank areas indicate where to head for breakfast!
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