Snow!

We had a huge snowfall this November, inbetween a series of 3 or 4 big storms, all of which put the power out, sometimes for multiple days. But we have a woodstove with a good cook-top, and fared very well! Actually we quite enjoyed it, except for the trees that were sacrificed to the weight of the snow: a juniper, an arbutus, and the lodgpole pine behind the house. The snow lasted about a week, broke quite a few trees besides our own, and created a winter wonderland, which has thoroughly melted in time for midwinter. :--)