An Odd Saturday

The Husband absolutely abhors deadlines/schedules/demands on his time.  Likely a by-product of all the deadlines/schedules/demands on his time that he faces every day at work.  So when Saturday comes along, he likes to just "take things as they come."  And today, fortunately was one of those rare Saturdays when we had nowhere to be, nowhere to go and no deadlines to keep.

Loved the way it looked on the top of the fence.

We woke up late, puttered around and hoped the snow would quit.  Until The Husband headed out to use his John Deere.  It was so deep and so heavy that the plow would have been useless.  And since I can't bear for him to be out there alone, I put on the pants,boots,hat,gloves and went out to help.

Our grandson's Dad dropped by, parked, picked up a shovel and went to work.  If he hadn't, we'd still be out there.  As it was it was a 2 hour job.  And then The Husband got on the John Deere and tried to clear from in front of the neighbor's driveway where the snowplow (they finally came by) left large blocks of snowice. With little success.

Lots of snow on her car.

It's beautiful out when the snow is fresh.  I was under the tree when the breeze blew off a bunch of snow.  A surprise snow shower! The trees are so beautiful.  And it is always so much quieter out when there's snow.

Love those tri-color beeches.

I've always been fond of our tri-color beech trees.  They have such a graceful delicate yet elegant shape.  I had to share this picture of the one in our stairwell.

But by now, the snow has tapered off, the temp is above freezing just enough that the cleared areas are staying clear.  My coat and gloves will take some time to dry.  And The Husband is off to help a sister that he home teaches try to clear her driveway entrance.  (That city snowplow again!)

I'm grateful for a Saturday that allows us to feel un-pressured.  Grateful for kind souls who help out even when it isn't their responsibility.  For the snow that will fill out reservoirs to provide for our summer watering needs (crops most especially, and lawns and flowers that help us get through the heat). I'm grateful for a husband who is thoughtful of others and isn't even remotely hesitant to spend his time helping.