Day 2-79 -- Beauty all around

Sunshine was amazing today. It felt warm and brightened spirits all around. The westerly breeze almost felt like spring. I shovelled more and then went into work. Returning in mid-afternoon it seemed the roofing guys had been there and left tons of snow where I had shovelled and where I was to shovel next. The two guys returned as I was still in the yard. They asked for a narrower shovel so they could clear the roof ice and snow from the walkway. They were very  pleasant and did a great clean up job. Then I looked out the back door. I hadn't cleared the back porch yet and had planned to do that this afternoon. I couldn't even make the back door budge. There was three times the amount of snow there than when I'd checked it last this morning. They'd pushed much of the snow and ice from the roof onto the porch!  I couldn't even see the banister any more. It had been there in the morning but was now under sheets of ice half the size of me. I called the office and finally got the boss. With some discussion, he agreed to come and look at it. I then headed out to try to find the porch and make an 18" path up the stairs, all the while wondering if avalanches could bury someone in their own yard. The boss arrived about 30 minutes later and took over. All I'd asked was that he move some of the heavy ice and I could manage the snow as I'd planned. He took 15 minutes and shovelled out the full area -- even when I stated that what he had done was perfect and I could take over from there. A pleasant surprise for the day.

These experiences made me stop and breathe. The day was gorgeous and the sun delightful. I heard the water dripping from the eaves. The air smelled clean and fresh. Perhaps Spring will arrive in a quiet manner. We do have a storm coming over the weekend, a rain snow mix is forecast. I'm hoping for less snow and a bit of rain. We'll see what transpires.

A song ran around in my head today that seemed to reflect the wonder of a day without a major snow storm <smile>.

It's a Beautiful Morning -- The Rascals