I see that you are a logger, and not just a common bum

[rolanni]

Well, let's see. . .

Tuesday into Wednesday, we hosted a nor'easter here in Central Maine -- and in the rest of Maine, too; I don't want you to think that anybody was left out of the festivities.

We here at the Cat Farm were the joyful recipients of 19 inches/48.6 cm of fluffy white snow, kind of the mid-range of snowfall for the storm.  Yesterday into today, we had another little snowstorm, this one without the high winds that had accompanied the nor'easter, which graced us with another 14 inches/35.6 cm of slightly-less-fluffy snow.  As I type this, it is not snowing, and we rejoice in a total snowfall for the week of 33 inches/83.8 cm.

This is the point where the top of Mount Snowplow is just slightly higher than the, err, deck of the deck.  The stairs from the deck to the driveway are in a kind of snow tunnel, which would be cool if it were high enough to protect the stairs from accumulating any more storm product, but -- no.  Only high enough that I can't shove the snow off the step and under the bannisters, to the sides.  From now on, step-snow will either need to be lifted to the top of Mount Snowplow, or shoved straight down to the driveway, and dealt with there.

You may have caught what I did there:  "From now on. . ."  That's because the weatherbeans have discovered another snowstorm -- a little snowstorm -- heading for Central Maine on Monday, bearing a gift of 6-11 inches/15.2-27.9 cm of snow, winds, and very cold temperatures.

I foresee a trip to the grocery store tomorrow, to stock up on Mozart's Favorite Sort, and other, less essential items, for us.

The good news is that, after Monday's Weather, we're in the clear for the foreseeable future, snow-wise.  Well.  Except for the gentle dusting of 3ish inches/7.6 cm over Wednesday night, but, really, that's just Business as Usual.

Now, in between all this exciting weather -- on Wednesday, in fact, we got a call from our realtor, letting us know that someone wanted to see our house rather early on Saturday.  We were dubious, but we straightened up, insomuchas, and got up early this morning to vacuum (so as to get all the cat fur) and to shovel out what snow had accumulated on the overnight.

The only problem was -- it was still snowing.  And?  Maine DOT had issued a warning, stating that only emergency traffic ought to be on the roads, and -- long story short, the showing was canceled, to be rescheduled sometime next week, which is fine -- better safe, I always say, and, anyhow, the plowguy didn't get to us 'til afternoon, so it was just as well.

However, it did make for a. . .rather strange day, here at the Cat Farm, one that included a rather lengthy nap.

It's amazing how much the weather can toy with your plans, even when you live indoors.

How are y'all weathering the Weather where you are?

In other news, though still related to the weather (this is a post about the weather), I teasingly introduced a friend to "The Frozen Logger," (from which today's blog title derives) and now of course, I can't get the damn' thing out of my head.  So! I share!

Here's your link to the Weavers' rendition of The Frozen Logger.

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Comments

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Wednesday was over 70 degrees. It is supposed to snow and sleet tonight. That's Kansas for you.

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

S'all right so far .... but I am dearly hoping I get a call Monday morning saying 'Don't come in to work, we're closing at noon' ....

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

Glad the vacuum didn't manage to eat the cats. I assume their glares saved them.

I always hated that point where you could no longer throw the snow up on top of the piles alongside the driveway and had to resort to moving it around. To somewhere...

We're in the 4th year of a drought. December was a good one for rainfall - higher than average, and a nice start to the winter. However. In January, normally one of our wettest months, we had - nada. Beautiful weather, but dry as a bone. I noticed on my walk today that the leaves on some of the trees that have them over the winter, even redwoods, are starting to look a bit brown. Not good. The Whether Burro is prognosticating a potential possibility of maybe something or perhaps two this weekend. Or not. I have my fingers crossed that 1) we get some, and 2) that we don't try to make up our deficit all in one shot. My ark isn't ready.

[amm-me.livejournal.com]

It's drizzling away here in N. TX., which in quite welcome. We started the New Year with 1.6" rain in two wet days, and got another inch and a half later, so it's a pretty good start. Last Tuesday it was 79°. My sister-in-law and I were sitting in an outdoor patio of a cafe, in the pleasant sun, on the phone to my brother at home in Castine, Maine, where the blizzard was ongoing, if not quite as bad as forecast. Perhaps we were unkind to pick just then to call him … But now it's about 45°, much more seasonal.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I never heard "The Frozen Logger" done by professional musicians. It was a staple of the University of Michigan Forestry Club, and Future Wife and I sang it at the Paul Bunyan Ball . . .

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

I notice that the Weavers skipped the penultimate verse (as I learned the song). Did you have:

They tried in vain to thaw him, and if you believe it, sir
They made him into axe blades, to cut the Douglas fir.

?

Steve, by the way, read the title as "I see you are a blogger. . ." -- and now he's suggesting that filk be committed.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Sounds vaguely familiar, but I am not going to count the decades that you are asking me to harken back past . . .

[filkferengi]

I'll just note that Steve's phrase "I see you are a blogger" scans perfectly to "Stewball was a racehorse." [Just in case Steve would like another tune to work with.

;)

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Also, El Toro the snowblower is earning his keep.

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Better than having to feed it for just sitting around in the garage, doing nothing. . .

[chris huning (from livejournal.com)]

In the San Francisco area we are about as far from snow as you can get. Freakishly so in fact. It was 80ish degrees around 11am today (I realize it is California and all, but that is NOT NORMAL), and we have just finished the driest January on record with exactly zero recordable rain. It's decidedly worrying given our existing drought.

[elbales]

We in the SF Bay Area (and all of California) are wishing for rain and being quite, quite disappointed. There was a brush fire early Monday morning in my city, which is nicknamed Fogtown and usually suffers very few fires even during the usual season... which most definitely does not start in January. I'm actually a little scared about what the summer is going to be like. Not good, I suspect.

[lornastutz.livejournal.com]

"Blizzard" kinda died out here in White Plains NY but we did get 5 or 6. More snow tonight into Mon. 'Tis the season...