My friend, Terri Persons, reminded me today that some of you who are not at the pond now may not realize just how much snow we have. We have about two feet of wet, heavy snow and that can be a bit load on camp roofs. If your cottage has a flat roof or one that doesn't shed snow easily, it would be a good idea to have whoever looks after your place during the winter shovel off the snow. Roofs that have a really steep pitch usually don't hold onto the snow, but even some that have good pitch can become drifted if the wind is right and it could become too heavy. Better have someone check.
     We had to go to the post office and the bank today and Fred got some photos along the way. The trees and bushes along the roadways were tipping into the road, the branches hanging low with snow. This tree was hung up in the pines at Greg Keenan's, and just up the hill opposite Dudley's, there was a big cedar tree in the road. When we came back an hour or so later, the cedar had been sawed off and removed. Traffic had been getting by ok, but someone coming from Route 2 might have had a hard time would be surprised - and coming from our direction, we couldn't see if anyone was coming over the hill. 
    The next picture is from the drive-through at the bank. Lots of snow everywhere. However, at Marty's it looks like mid to late winter. All the snow has been sliding off the metal roof there and it gives you a good idea just how much snow was up there - and there's more every day! 
     The temperature was 34F when we left home, but dropped to 30F by the time we were headed back. We haven't had a lot of wind, and that may have saved us from a power outage. The trees that have come down seem to be ones that were weighted with too much snow. The ground isn't as frozen as most years, so if the trees or limbs don't break, they may simply tip over from the weight, especially if there's a little wind. 
     This last picture is the road coming into West Danville. The evergreens along both sides were beautiful this afternoon, just like a Christmas card with all the snow on them.