The Big Day

I hope everyone had a great time going door to door in their gorilla suits. My pelt came in particularly handy as I tried once again to clear the driveway. We're at that stage where the driveway has developed what the ski resorts like to call a "base." The bottom half inch or so is not going anywhere without a thaw, meaning it is time to break out the kitty litter and put a temporary layer of traction on top. According to the weather folks, this week should be the end of new accumulation for a bit, and next week we get into a period of winter I like to call Nature's Meat Locker. It's real penguin weather. Forecast high one day next week is 5F. That's the high. As long as the snow cover stays, the plants should be OK.