Time Capsule – What would you put in this year’s time capsule to channel the essence of our current moment for future generations?
It would have to be an electrified, refrigerated time capsule because aside from the technical problem involved in keeping stuff frozen indefinitely, there’s but one possible answer, at least if you live around here.
Snow. Ice. More snow. More ice.
For your shivery pleasure, here’s a summary of the past 6 weeks:
Neighbors in snow
It’s a long, long driveway
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I was going to comment that I love the dog in the yard, when I saw the first comment about that being Bishop on your porch. I then noticed the railings. That’s your porch???? Goodness! We’ve had three less-than-5-inch snows in the past 3 weeks and I am DONE. I just cannot imagine where you are . . Hang in there.
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We are in south central Massachusetts and this is NOT normal. We do get snow, sometimes quite a lot … but not like this. This has, in fact, set a couple of records, for total amount and for largest snowfall in the shortest time. This all fell in less than 5 weeks. Winter started late … and made up for lost time with a vengeance!
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Love the shot of Bishop standing on the back porch. Ditto for your mounded table on the deck! You’ll treasure these for years to come. Every time someone says, “remember the Winter of 2015”?, you’ll bring them up and show your collection of the historic snowfall totals.
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Bob, that’s not the back porch. THAT is what we humorously refer to as the yard. Kind of deep, that snow, eh?
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LOL You could say that.
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How about a big box of kleenex?
Leslie
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And a package of decongestants.
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We got another 5 inches dumped on us yesterday. I keep telling myself that our local lakes and rivers can use the extra water!
At least with all the snow, you and Garry could open up your own snow shipping service. Did you see this story? I’m sending it to you to give you a good giggle.
http://www.boston.com/news/2015/02/23/massachusetts-man-shipping-our-record-breaking-snow-for/01Ij0WsQHP0DwW8OPfsKSJ/story.html
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I wish him luck in his endeavor. Me, I’ll settle for no more NEW snow and a nice, warming trend so we can get into mud season, then get OUT of mud season and into … dare I say it? Spring. I have seeds. I have saplings. What I don’t have is earth. There’s an awful lot of snow out there, but it’s amazing how quickly it melts once we get some warm weather. I’d like to be able to open my back door one of these days, too 🙂
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I just love those cardinal birds. Snow disappeared in my area replaced by sun with some warmth, oh happy days.
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Supposedly due for a warm up next week. I can hardly wait! I have seeds to plant and I need some ground in which to do it. I love the cardinals too 🙂
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I love the picture of the Christmas cactus in front of the window. Every plant I touch dies, so I don’t have any at home. I have an African violet at work (given to me by a coworker), but I make someone else water it and take care of it. That plant has been going strong for a couple of years now, so I know it’s gotta be me!
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Benign neglect. That’s the secret for Christmas cactus and many other plants. Not much water, put in a bright winter (not necessarily in direct sun, just bright). Leave them along and don’t fuss with them. It’s amazing how well they do 🙂
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… and I think it is cold here today 🙂
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It is supposed to start warming up … like maybe tomorrow? After we survive the mud … maybe life will get back to normal. This has been an incredible 6 weeks. A very intense winter experience. It may very well BE cold there. It’s not the cold that’s the problem. Cold is normal in winter. It’s the huge amounts of ice and snow!
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Well it definitely looks like spring here! Just has that bone chill with it.
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I’m hoping by a couple of weeks from now, I can say the same. The clock is ticking and i have seeds to plant. I just need some ground to plant them in! Even if it’s cold, as long as the ground is visible and not frozen (or oozing mud) … I’ll find a way.
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Well, we are about to venture out into the muddy fields, Ani and I. She says so 🙂
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I can hardly wait for 16 muddy paws tracking it all into the house!
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Bishop in snow drifts and shovel handle sticking out of drift are candidates for time capsule.
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Maybe just a broken snow shovel.
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Four are bad enough. She managed to find liquid mud, ankle deep and burdock seed head… She is now sitting on the cream sofa cleaning herself. Then I’ll wash the sofa…
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We keep all our sofas covered, but the dirt somehow gets through. If the forecast is right, we’ll be ankle deep in muck by Monday. ARGH!
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Just focus on spring… won’t be long!
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I know. No matter how it looks, the calendar doesn’t lie. It’s amazing what a difference of couple of weeks can make.
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Isn’t it just 🙂
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