It felt like winter already

You know, it doesn’t officially become winter until this day of Dec. 21. I caught this image out our front door during the first snowfall, come mid-November. Late for these parts, even. The seasonal distinctions with fall and winter do blur here.

First snow piled up, I think

It took until overnight until the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 23 this fall of 2021. I sure do think our first snow piled up pretty good in Central New York. Cherished rescue mutt Ellie B put her head down and made her way out at 6 a.m. to do her thing in our backyard. My…

At least the contrast looks lovely

Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I caught an eyeful when we doggedly decided to walk the blocks surrounding A Bitty Better in our Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville despite the big November snow. We saw what can happen when all that white stuff comes down before the trees have decided to relinquish their autumn leaves.…

Here it comes again

What we woke up to at mid-week: It was daunting around the covered pool. The overhang over the side door didn’t block much. The clearing I made for my dear wife Karen to get to the driveway did not last long after she pulled away to her job at the eye place. Out the front…

The piles got high pretty quickly

Some folks love the first sign of winter. The white stuff comes down in a big way, and they are thrilled. Me? Not so much anymore. I think it terms of snow brushes for the cars and shovels for the paths and clearing both in time for my dear wife Karen to get to work…

Here’s what happens when it snows overnight

I woke up early Friday morning. I knew we were going to get a lot of snow overnight. The weather people were right. So out I rolled by 6:15 because my dear wife Karen had a 7 a.m. shift. I cleared our cars and a path to them so she could pull out of the…

Here we go

Here’s what my dear wife Karen and I woke up to outside A Bitty Better in our Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville on Monday morning. It is the week to give thanks, right? I’m happy it’s supposed to go back up to 50 degrees. Melt, maybe?

It snows and blows up here on the Galeville hill

My dear wife Karen and I wondered how life at A Bitty Better would be when the first major snow hit our life in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. We woke up in deep Monday morning. Sunday’s weather forecasts had me prepared for early shovel action. Yet you don’t really know what you’re going to…