Well, we had the storm of the new millennium here in Washington, DC. More than 24” of snow fell over a 36 hour period. No power, no heat, no running water… no internet! “A three hour tour, a three hour tour…” well, not quite, but I had that song in my head when I awoke in a nearly freezing room on Sunday morning.
I’m not complaining mind you, anything but. It reminded me of how lucky I am to have some of the simple luxuries of modern life. Having a little jolt like this every once in a while does some good. There were fabulous photographic opportunities of course, so that was at least one positive thing. Mind you, we are still snowed in; marooned, as it were, in a sea of white. Nine trees fell across the only road leading to my house. The snow, piled thickly in their branches, was too much to bear.
At least the sky is blue, and sunny, and the electricity has returned… hopefully for a while. We were melting snow on our gas stove just so we could wash the dishes, and flush toilets earlier in the day!
We’ve also begun to dig ourselves out with a little Kubota tractor. It’s tough going, but actually rather fun. Clearing the half mile of road leading up to the state maintained streets is probably beyond the beast’s capability though.
The birds are feeding frenetically on the railings and posts we cleared to lay down seed. They are desperate as the snow has covered all of their normal food sources. And we are expecting more snow tomorrow night…
A titmouse flies off with a sunflower seed.
A bluebird awaits his turn before flitting down to the feed tray.
Goldfinches battle it out with the storm.
This female downy woodpecker was climbing the dogwood tree.
A goldfinch in the morning sunlight.
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