February is almost over, and we have had more winter in the first 2 months of 2018 than the past 3-5 years combined! So many days where it has snowed two or more inches, usually more, and made a mess of the roads and parking lots while at the same time making the companies who plow those same parking lots and roads very happy. Even teenagers are getting into the act by offering to shovel driveways and sidewalks for neighbors – well my neighbor boys and a couple from church have anyway.
The weather we have been experiencing has been much like I remember from growing up in Anchorage back in the 1970’s and 1980’s with 5-6 inches of snow per week. People were not complaining about the lack of snow back then for skiing or snow machining as they have been known to do for the past several years when the city of Anchorage had to import snow for the Fur Rondy races (one year it had to be shipped down from Fairbanks in rail cars!) and the Iditarod. This year that is not an issue, there is plenty of snow all over Anchorage.
I don’t mind the snow, it makes everything look so pretty when it’s here, and since I live in Alaska I expect to have snow in the winter and am disappointed when it doesn’t appear. I do hate when we get dumped on and hubby isn’t home to help me deal with it. My asthma does not allow me to go out and move very much of the snow. Even with our snow blower, I struggle with not having an asthma attack. Fortunately, my neighbors have 2 teenage boys who like to make money and are willing to come over and shovel me out. Then there is a family at church, the husband in my hubby’s hunting partner, that will come over and have my driveway all cleared up much faster than my daughter and I could ever hope to do it.
I have photos but for some reason, they do not want to load so I may try to do so at a later date. For now just imagine lots of snow, white walls along the driveway, and leaping trails by dogs.
Valley Life 