Need I Say More… Thanksgiving 2011

I think these pictures say it all. We had a quiet, relaxing Thanksgiving holiday. Heavy rains with the potential for snow in some areas were predicted for the Wednesday before. In lieu of the weather predictions Greg picked Emily up on Tuesday. I had to work evenings so he was on his own. Things went smoothly until he was about 30 miles from her school. The western part of the state had been hit hard from the hurricane at the end        of summer. Part of the road was washed out through the mountains so Greg encountered a detour. There was a lot of tree damage and evidence of erosion in  the area. Other than that the trip was uneventful. Derek came in later on Wednesday.

We all used this time to relax and recharge. We’re looking forward to repeating this during the Christmas holidays.

Who Would Have Guessed?

Who would have guessed that the northeast would be hit with a freak snowstorm just before Halloween. I sure wouldn’t have. Our town picked up about 3 inches of very heavy wet snow that put the lights out in pretty much the whole town.

The town and state scrambled to get their plows on and the stores were hit with a rush equal to the day before Thanksgiving.

Most of the leaves were still on the trees and the wet snow brought down trees and branches all over town. We were very fortunate at our house because we only lost power for 6 hours. The vast majority of town was out for many days, some almost a whole week. Because we are all well and septic that meant no heat, water or flushes. Halloween was cancelled on Monday and rescheduled for Friday.

Emily is attending school in North Adams in the far western part of the state. She had two feet of snow. Who gets two feet of snow in October? I can say I don’t ever remember this happening.

I sure hope this doesn’t foreshadow our winter to come.