Heavy Wet Snowfall

Last night’s rain turned to heavy wet snow. Slowly one thing went out at a time. First our satellite, then the Internet and shortly after that the power started flickering. Quite frankly the power put up a good fight but finally lost out just after midnight. It’s amazing how black it is when the power goes out here in the country. So different from the city with no vehicle headlights or neighbours running generators. Funny how there seems to be more people in the city who have generators than in the country, must be a population thing.

I have always been one who is prepared. It is very comforting knowing we could easily survive for at least 3 days without power probably longer. No I don’t have an emergency preparedness kit, I've just adapted my way of life. A stocked pantry, water jugs, wood stove, a compost toilet when needed and a bunch of games and books to keep things interesting. Plus we always have music! Of course I love my modern conveniences but I know we would easily survive here without a worry even in minus 20 degree weather. It's a good feeling!

This morning after breakfast and the animals were fed, it was time for damage assessment. At least 8 inches of snow fell and was now weighing down everything. The power lines were drooping and all the trees and bushes bowed over. Unfortunately I’ll be out there with a chainsaw tomorrow to take off all the broken branches of a number of trees that snapped, including my favorite across from the house. My young orchard thankfully survived and it’s already warming up so hopefully the snow will drop soon and everything will lift back up.

The power came on this afternoon around 1pm. It had been out for over 12 hours. This was our first power outage on the farm and personally I think it went by without a hitch. The pictures are from later in the day once my phone was charged. I wish I could have shown you how much snow there was earlier! 

I must tell you we all cheered when the satellite came back on around 2pm. It is Championship Sunday after all!