We got a couple inches of new, pretty wet snow last night and it's been snowing this morning - or a mix of snow and rain.  The temperature is hovering right around freezing - sometimes a little above, sometimes a little below, and the wind is gusting so it seems to bite through your clothing.  I walked up Jamie & Marie's driveway, but I was really glad to get back inside this morning.

The snow at our backyard stake is measuring 16 inches today - it was 15 yesterday.  I think the heavier snow overnight packed it down somewhat.  I've had the scanner on this afternoon, but there isn't much activity, so I'm guessing the road crews have taken care of the highways earlier in the day and now the driving is ok.  We haven't been out on the road for a couple of days.  The Town of Cabot has been keeping West Shore Road in good condition, plowing and sanding.  They can't do much about some of the ruts that developed during the warm spell and now have frozen hard, but the snow is packing into them and making a pretty nice road.  The stretch belonging to Danville just before Route 2 has been very rutted, and that is still a rough ride.

I just heard the forecast for the road crews that comes regularly on the scanner, and they aren't expecting much snow overnight or tomorrow.  Highs will be in the 20's, which is about normal.  

Fred is in the garage laying a "board walk" over the salt residue that is left as the car drips after being out on the roads.  We've tried to keep it swept up, but there's a thin layer that just has to be washed away - only now is not the time to be doing that.  I don't like having it tracked into the house or on our feet when we get into the car, so we're trying this to see if it will get us through the rest of the winter until we can wash out the garage.  It's always nice when warm weather comes and we can get the sludge from winter washed away.