Back in March of 1993, a blizzard delivered more than four feet of snow in one ferocious whump when I lived in Morrisville, some 35 miles southeast of Syracuse.
The way I still remember it, I pushed the garage opener, shovel in hand, in the hopes of digging out in the morning. I watched the door go up, up, up. It reached an inch or two from the top until I saw daylight. The wind had blown the drift almost eight feet high.
I called my boss and said I would not reach the big daily to work that day.
I was telling my dear wife Karen this Tuesday that the only way we got out was because Eugene, my wife then’s ex-husband, drove down from his farm with the backhoe and cleared the driveway for us.
Stubborn Stella.
It’s not that drastic yet some couple of miles north of Syracuse in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. Then again, the Blizzard of March 2017, the one they’ve named Stella that is pounding the Northeast, has not let up yet.
Plenty of snow.
A Bitty Better is getting hammered.
I’ve cleared our cars and hit the top part of the driveway and walk twice.
The Liverpool Public Library did not open Tuesday, allowing me time for the shovel work after completing my social media duties from home. My dear wife Karen was able to work from A Bitty Better, too.
The stakes are high.
The weather folks on TV are saying the snow has fallen two feet high in adjoining areas. They say it will continue to fall through Thursday, at least doubling what we got by dinner time Tuesday.
Backyard white.
I hope a backhoe will not be needed.
How is your weather? Have you had to stand at the door and shout, Stella!?
Mark Bialczak 
i feel for you, remember how hard it is when there is a lot of snow in a short time. sounds like you both have adapted and made the best of it all. p.s. your house looks so great in the snow. ) not much snow here, just got through those crazy winds and pretty cold, but things are looking up for next week )
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Thanks for the kind words about A Bitty Better in the snow, Beth, and I hope better things lie ahead after your very tough time out there.
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I have a friend in Binghampton that has gotten over 38 inches so far! Hope your area is not as drastic. Hang in there!
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Binghamton has gotten clobbered worse than Syracuse this storm, Kathryn Grace. Usually it’s the other way around. I hope your friends are OK. 😮
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Good luck with the snow! I hope there aren’t too many more feet left to fall. We’ve enjoyed unending liquid sunshine for the last few weeks. I prefer that to your frozen beauty.
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Yes, Fannie, you have your Left Coast moisture to deal with, my friend. Stay dry somehow.
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It’s so pretty …that snow!
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It is pretty when you’re out there in Arizona and not snowed in by the lake in Pennsylvania, huh, Nancy? 😉
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HA HA HA HA You took the words right out of my mouth!
I was trying to be polite. HA HA HA!
I bet it was all cozy warm inside with your dear wife!
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Why yes it was, Nancy. I’ll be polite, too. 🙂
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Oh my word, no wonder Northerners flock to my State of Florida in the winter! Hang in there because Spring is coming Terp! Gatorette
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Yes, that’s why they call ‘me Snowbirds, Gatorette. 😉
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Right! Soon spring will be there Mark!
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Hi Mark, it sure looks pretty. Here in our part of California, temperatures peaked at about 85 degrees yesterday, it was sunny with not a cloud in the sky. The boys had to turn the air-conditioning on. I already miss the rain and wish it would come back. How come you guys get winter storms with names? When did they start naming snowstorms? Stay warm!!!!!
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I will now close my eyes and imagine your day in the sun, S.D. Really. Yes, they name blizzards now, apparently. This is the first I’ve heard of it. We are staying warm the best we can, my friend.
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We got over 22 inches here in NEPA country. Thank God for snow blowers.
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My snow thrower has a big orange flat spot on one end and a handle on the other, AW. Photos to come tomorrow morning. Good job blowing away your 22 inches of snow in NEPA country!
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Thank you! We actually got more snow maybe 24 altogether! Yes, my son even brought the snow blower on the back deck!
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Wow! That’s more snow than I’ve seen in my entire life! Don’t know whether to envy you, or feel sorry for you, shovelling all that snow. As always, weather in Jakarta is at a comfortable mid-30s every day, with the odd shower as we ease out of the monsoon season. Thanks for another great post!
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I don’t think I’d be so comfortable handling monsoon season, so there you go with the give-and-take of the world, TPC. Have a great day, my friend.
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