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Heading for the Deep Freeze!
We're starting the New Year off right here at Joe's Pond! First, let me back up a bit to New Year's Eve. A few Joe's Ponders gathered at Bill and Diane Rossi's on the evening of the 31st. Diane had wonderful food laid out for us, and while it wasn't awfully cold, it snowed pretty steadily all day and most of the night. Fortunately, none of us had far to go, so driving wasn't a problem - and West Shore Road
was in good shape.
Diane took some pictures. Diane Rossi, that is. We had two Dianes and two Bills there - now maybe you think THAT wasn't confusing. Bill Dimick left before Diane began taking pictures. It was sort of like when I go to the post office and Jane Larrabee is there, then Jane Milne comes in - we get in on a lot of conversations that aren't actually meant for us, but it doesn't matter - sometimes I think folks just like to see if we're paying attention when they call out "Hi, Jane!" and wait for all three of us to whip around and answer.
Anyway, it was a nice group on New Year's Eve and we had a great time. That's Bill Rossi in the corner by the fireplace. One thing we've found out is that when you visit the Rossi's, you don't get to sit by the fireplace unless Bill isn't home. That's his chair, no doubt. We're like that, too. Fred has his favorite chair and I have mine. I have to share mine with our cat, Woody, though. Why he doesn't like to sleep in Fred's is a mystery, but when I want my chair, I just move him to his own bed by the window and he doesn't even open his eyes.
New Year's day Fred and I were invited to our neighbor, Elizabeth's, on Brickett's Crossing Road. Another neighbor, Louise was there, and friends we hadn't seen in some time who live in Cabot Village. Elizabeth is a great cook and we always enjoy having a meal with her. There was little going on along W. Shore Road all day - a snowmobile from time to time, but it was snowing quite heavily, and by the time we left in early evening it had built up 3-4 inches in the road. By this morning Fred had to be out with the snowblo
wer again. I spoke with Diane Rossi, and Bill was out clearing their driveway, too. Fred says the snowblower is a great way to keep the drive wide and the snowbanks lower during a winter like this when we have lots of snow.
He's outside now clearing some of the snow off the edge of our roof so the ice won't build up. The snow is very deep on the roof even though he's already taken it off a couple times. I can no longer see the railing on our small back deck, and the back door is snowbound for the remainder of the winter, I guess. It's hardly worth it to try to keep it clear of snow because it's directly underneath where two roofs meet. I may lose my view if the snow keeps coming.
Right now the thermometer outside my window reads -5 degrees, and the prediction is for it to go lower. There is a bit of wind, I'm estimating around 10 mph, so that would put the "feels like" temperature down to about -22 degrees. Cold enough to make your nostrils stick together, for sure, and exposed skin can get frost bitten in about 30 minutes!
We hope everyone had as nice a New Year's celebration as we did, and while you may not be able to enjoy the invigorating weather we have here at the pond, we hope wherever you are you are happy, healthy, and anticipating a great year in 2008. It sure looks good from here! We aren't hearing any old-timers going on about "winters aren't what they used to be" - in fact, we are all wondering just how much snow we'll end up with if we don't get a thaw in January or February. March can be a bear, and we could end up with a lot more snow than we've had in a while. But we can usually depend on a "January thaw," even though sometimes it doesn't get here until February or March.
was in good shape.Diane took some pictures. Diane Rossi, that is. We had two Dianes and two Bills there - now maybe you think THAT wasn't confusing. Bill Dimick left before Diane began taking pictures. It was sort of like when I go to the post office and Jane Larrabee is there, then Jane Milne comes in - we get in on a lot of conversations that aren't actually meant for us, but it doesn't matter - sometimes I think folks just like to see if we're paying attention when they call out "Hi, Jane!" and wait for all three of us to whip around and answer.
Anyway, it was a nice group on New Year's Eve and we had a great time. That's Bill Rossi in the corner by the fireplace. One thing we've found out is that when you visit the Rossi's, you don't get to sit by the fireplace unless Bill isn't home. That's his chair, no doubt. We're like that, too. Fred has his favorite chair and I have mine. I have to share mine with our cat, Woody, though. Why he doesn't like to sleep in Fred's is a mystery, but when I want my chair, I just move him to his own bed by the window and he doesn't even open his eyes.
New Year's day Fred and I were invited to our neighbor, Elizabeth's, on Brickett's Crossing Road. Another neighbor, Louise was there, and friends we hadn't seen in some time who live in Cabot Village. Elizabeth is a great cook and we always enjoy having a meal with her. There was little going on along W. Shore Road all day - a snowmobile from time to time, but it was snowing quite heavily, and by the time we left in early evening it had built up 3-4 inches in the road. By this morning Fred had to be out with the snowblo
wer again. I spoke with Diane Rossi, and Bill was out clearing their driveway, too. Fred says the snowblower is a great way to keep the drive wide and the snowbanks lower during a winter like this when we have lots of snow.He's outside now clearing some of the snow off the edge of our roof so the ice won't build up. The snow is very deep on the roof even though he's already taken it off a couple times. I can no longer see the railing on our small back deck, and the back door is snowbound for the remainder of the winter, I guess. It's hardly worth it to try to keep it clear of snow because it's directly underneath where two roofs meet. I may lose my view if the snow keeps coming.
Right now the thermometer outside my window reads -5 degrees, and the prediction is for it to go lower. There is a bit of wind, I'm estimating around 10 mph, so that would put the "feels like" temperature down to about -22 degrees. Cold enough to make your nostrils stick together, for sure, and exposed skin can get frost bitten in about 30 minutes!
We hope everyone had as nice a New Year's celebration as we did, and while you may not be able to enjoy the invigorating weather we have here at the pond, we hope wherever you are you are happy, healthy, and anticipating a great year in 2008. It sure looks good from here! We aren't hearing any old-timers going on about "winters aren't what they used to be" - in fact, we are all wondering just how much snow we'll end up with if we don't get a thaw in January or February. March can be a bear, and we could end up with a lot more snow than we've had in a while. But we can usually depend on a "January thaw," even though sometimes it doesn't get here until February or March.
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