Winter snap

Looking out our front door after the recent biggest snow of the year so far, I spy our dogwood tree carrying its seasonal burden.

OK, winter

That’s more like it. From 5 p.m. Saturday until hours past my walk-up time the next morning, the snow fell. When I walked out our front door to shovel the walk and clear our car, this finally felt like winter. Work to do, even with a plow company for the driveway. I’ll call it a…

Take a bough

Stay right where you are. New snow can be downright clingy, says I as I peer out after taking tentative steps on the back deck.

Lovely backyard blanket

Pretty picture. Our backyard was waiting for the blanket of white to cover the winter pale green grass and leftover autumn leaves and such. This is much easier on the eyes, for now.

Overdue delivery

White blanket at last. I awoke on Monday morning to a new look around A Bitty Better. Snow had continued to fall as my dear wife Karen, cherished rescue mutt Ellie and I slept. I noted that it had not reached the three inches noted on our contract with the driveway plowing people. But is…