Week of February 24 through March 2: Snowmageddon

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Sat 3pm: Our new animal shelter. The day before the snow started.
#1 ◱ 2019-02-23   09:07:40 PDT
Sat 3pm: Our new animal shelter. The day before the snow started.
Sat 3pm: Lois and Joseph at the new animal shelter. The day before the snow started.
#2 ◱ 2019-02-23   15:07:49 PDT
Sat 3pm: Lois and Joseph at the new animal shelter. The day before the snow started.
Sat 3pm: Joseph and Lois feed the goats. The day before the snow started.
#3 ◱ 2019-02-23   15:11:47 PDT
Sat 3pm: Joseph and Lois feed the goats. The day before the snow started.
Sat 3pm: Joseph puts the goats into their shelter so they will start to get used to it. The day before the snow started.
#4 ◱ 2019-02-23   15:23:45 PDT
Sat 3pm: Joseph puts the goats into their shelter so they will start to get used to it. The day before the snow started.
Sun 4pm: A substantial dusting of snow. (We had no clue what was coming later.)
#5 ◱ 2019-02-24   16:28:53 PDT
Sun 4pm: A substantial dusting of snow. (We had no clue what was coming later.)
Sun 4pm: Joseph works on the new man-gate into the east pasture. The sheep and goats are impressed.
#6 ◱ 2019-02-24   16:30:16 PDT
Sun 4pm: Joseph works on the new man-gate into the east pasture. The sheep and goats are impressed.
Sun 4pm: Shannon looks out the great south window. Mikey examines his cell phone. Same with Tia. Alex, Kili, and Kekoa play Monopoly. There is snow.
#7 ◱ 2019-02-24   16:31:50 PDT
Sun 4pm: Shannon looks out the great south window. Mikey examines his cell phone. Same with Tia. Alex, Kili, and Kekoa play Monopoly. There is snow.
Sun 4pm: Undeniable evidence of Bigfoot checking out our house.
#8 ◱ 2019-02-24   16:26:21 PDT
Sun 4pm: Undeniable evidence of Bigfoot checking out our house.
Sun 9pm: Don is feeding sheep and goats nice warm milk.
#9 ◱ 2019-02-24   21:00:53 PDT
Sun 9pm: Don is feeding sheep and goats nice warm milk.
Mon 6am: It is pretty with lights and snow.
#10 ◱ 2019-02-25   06:49:54 PDT
Mon 6am: It is pretty with lights and snow.
Mon 6am: More snow fell. Up to 12 inches, maybe more.
#11 ◱ 2019-02-25   06:50:01 PDT
Mon 6am: More snow fell. Up to 12 inches, maybe more.
Mon 6am: Look at the East elm. One branch is off. Lots of damage other places and blocking of roads.
#12 ◱ 2019-02-25   06:50:47 PDT
Mon 6am: Look at the East elm. One branch is off. Lots of damage other places and blocking of roads.
Mon 6am: Winter wonderland. (Power is still on.)
#13 ◱ 2019-02-25   06:50:56 PDT
Mon 6am: Winter wonderland. (Power is still on.)
Mon 6am: Broken branch of east elm.
#14 ◱ 2019-02-25   06:51:06 PDT
Mon 6am: Broken branch of east elm.
Mon 7am: More snow falling.
#15 ◱ 2019-02-25   07:14:15 PDT
Mon 7am: More snow falling.
Mon 7am: Alex, Don, and Lois feeding sheep.
#16 ◱ 2019-02-25   07:14:20 PDT
Mon 7am: Alex, Don, and Lois feeding sheep.
Mon 7am: There was so much snow that our two shelters we put up yesterday were destroyed by the weight of the snow.
#17 ◱ 2019-02-25   07:23:17 PDT
Mon 7am: There was so much snow that our two shelters we put up yesterday were destroyed by the weight of the snow.
Mon 7am: Sheep say: We are staying inside!
#18 ◱ 2019-02-25   07:23:48 PDT
Mon 7am: Sheep say: We are staying inside!
Mon 7am: Snow, snow, more snow... And look at the rope between the great house and guest house.
#19 ◱ 2019-02-25   07:47:58 PDT
Mon 7am: Snow, snow, more snow... And look at the rope between the great house and guest house.
Mon 7am: The picnic table is mostly covered. Lots more than 12 inches deep.
#20 ◱ 2019-02-25   07:47:38 PDT
Mon 7am: The picnic table is mostly covered. Lots more than 12 inches deep.
Mon 1pm: Tree branches are blocking Rosewold Lane.
#21 ◱ 2019-02-25   13:50:22 PDT
Mon 1pm: Tree branches are blocking Rosewold Lane.
Tue 11am: A man from EPUD, our electric company, checks out the damage to the poles.
#22 ◱ 2019-02-26   11:15:28 PDT
Tue 11am: A man from EPUD, our electric company, checks out the damage to the poles.
Wed 5pm: Joseph got the branches cut and moved! Yay!
#23 ◱ 2019-02-27   17:54:16 PDT
Wed 5pm: Joseph got the branches cut and moved! Yay!
Wed 5pm: Joseph cut the branches blocking the road and hauled them out of the way
#24 ◱ 2019-02-27   17:56:34 PDT
Wed 5pm: Joseph cut the branches blocking the road and hauled them out of the way
Wed 5pm: Cut branches
#25 ◱ 2019-02-27   17:57:03 PDT
Wed 5pm: Cut branches
Wed 5pm: So we think a vehicle can go down the road. :-)
#26 ◱ 2019-02-27   17:57:06 PDT
Wed 5pm: So we think a vehicle can go down the road. :-)
Mon 2pm: Joseph parked at the side of 58 and got stuck. It was scary because the traffic is right next to him.
#27 ◱ 2019-02-25   14:02:45 PDT
Mon 2pm: Joseph parked at the side of 58 and got stuck. It was scary because the traffic is right next to him.
Mon 7pm: Solar lights are still working with snow on top of them. You can't really see them in the picture.
#28 ◱ 2019-02-25   19:03:40 PDT
Mon 7pm: Solar lights are still working with snow on top of them. You can't really see them in the picture.
Mon 8pm: Candles in the great room
#29 ◱ 2019-02-25   20:36:19 PDT
Mon 8pm: Candles in the great room
Tue 7am: We are melting snow for water to heat up and make bottles.
#30 ◱ 2019-02-26   07:38:17 PDT
Tue 7am: We are melting snow for water to heat up and make bottles.
Tue 7am: Don is enthusiastically watching the pot boil. He looks and probably is cold. It is 34F.
#31 ◱ 2019-02-26   07:45:05 PDT
Tue 7am: Don is enthusiastically watching the pot boil. He looks and probably is cold. It is 34F.
Tue 11am: Water backup. Two from Rosewold. One from Joseph's house.
#32 ◱ 2019-02-26   11:37:46 PDT
Tue 11am: Water backup. Two from Rosewold. One from Joseph's house.
Tue 11am: We think it will rain and we will collect water. Silly us for listening to the forecast. It never rained, but it snowed more instead.
#33 ◱ 2019-02-26   11:38:30 PDT
Tue 11am: We think it will rain and we will collect water. Silly us for listening to the forecast. It never rained, but it snowed more instead.
Wed 5pm: Joseph feeding sheep and goats.
#34 ◱ 2019-02-27   17:41:30 PDT
Wed 5pm: Joseph feeding sheep and goats.
Wed 5pm: Joseph feeding sheep and goats
#35 ◱ 2019-02-27   17:41:41 PDT
Wed 5pm: Joseph feeding sheep and goats
Wed 5pm: Sunset over Rosewold. Maybe the snow will melt tomorrow. (It didn't.)
#36 ◱ 2019-02-27   17:54:38 PDT
Wed 5pm: Sunset over Rosewold. Maybe the snow will melt tomorrow. (It didn't.)
Wed 5pm: Hope, hope.
#37 ◱ 2019-02-27   17:55:15 PDT
Wed 5pm: Hope, hope.
Wed 5pm: It is pretty though with Sunday and snow.
#38 ◱ 2019-02-27   17:55:45 PDT
Wed 5pm: It is pretty though with Sunday and snow.
The snow on our railing is 11 inches deep.
#39 ◱ 2019-02-25   10:33:18 PDT
The snow on our railing is 11 inches deep.
This is a handy shovel to have. It belongs to our neighbor. We should get a shovel like this.
#40 ◱ 2019-02-26   10:14:18 PDT
This is a handy shovel to have. It belongs to our neighbor. We should get a shovel like this.
Don crafts some wire racks to hold the bottles so we don't have to hold them all by hand.
#41 ◱ 2019-02-26   17:17:34 PDT
Don crafts some wire racks to hold the bottles so we don't have to hold them all by hand.
Goats and sheep drinking from bottles hung on wire racks crafted by Don. They worked really well at first.
#42 ◱ 2019-02-26   17:50:58 PDT
Goats and sheep drinking from bottles hung on wire racks crafted by Don. They worked really well at first.
Highway 58 looking east from our mailbox.
#43 ◱ 2019-02-27   08:23:23 PDT
Highway 58 looking east from our mailbox.
Highway 58 looking west including our mailbox. For some reason the mail carrier would not deliver to our mailbox.
#44 ◱ 2019-02-27   08:23:29 PDT
Highway 58 looking west including our mailbox. For some reason the mail carrier would not deliver to our mailbox.
The stream under Rosewold Lane. Notice the tree in the pond.
#45 ◱ 2019-02-27   08:25:43 PDT
The stream under Rosewold Lane. Notice the tree in the pond.
Neighbor tree is resting lightly on our power line. Don thought the tree caused the power outage but the lineman said it did not.
#46 ◱ 2019-02-27   08:26:34 PDT
Neighbor tree is resting lightly on our power line. Don thought the tree caused the power outage but the lineman said it did not.
Neighbor tree is resting lightly on our power line.
#47 ◱ 2019-02-27   08:26:53 PDT
Neighbor tree is resting lightly on our power line.
Rosewold Great House. Look at the snow depth on the roof and elsewhere.
#48 ◱ 2019-02-27   08:28:06 PDT
Rosewold Great House. Look at the snow depth on the roof and elsewhere.
Rosewold Lane, and power line.
#49 ◱ 2019-02-27   08:28:10 PDT
Rosewold Lane, and power line.
Melting water reforms as icycles.
#50 ◱ 2019-02-27   11:02:39 PDT
Melting water reforms as icycles.
Joseph tries to interest the critters in grains. Not much interest.
#51 ◱ 2019-02-27   17:38:16 PDT
Joseph tries to interest the critters in grains. Not much interest.

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#69 ◱ 2019-02-28   11:35:29 PDT
How cold is too cold for a Christmas cactus?
#70 ◱ 2019-02-28   11:36:47 PDT
How cold is too cold for a Christmas cactus?
The snow has melted quite a bit.
#71 ◱ 2019-02-28   15:00:42 PDT
The snow has melted quite a bit.
Electrical wires down from Lawson's tree branch damage.
#72 ◱ 2019-03-01   08:43:19 PDT
Electrical wires down from Lawson's tree branch damage.
The electrical wires and pole ripped off Lawson's house. Most of the damage was caused by their tree next to their pole.
#73 ◱ 2019-03-01   08:45:18 PDT
The electrical wires and pole ripped off Lawson's house. Most of the damage was caused by their tree next to their pole.
Don and Joseph shoveled snow so that the mail might be delivered.
#74 ◱ 2019-03-01   11:21:34 PDT
Don and Joseph shoveled snow so that the mail might be delivered.
Joseph and Don talking about mail delivery.
#75 ◱ 2019-03-01   11:21:38 PDT
Joseph and Don talking about mail delivery.
Lois perches on the guard rail waiting for the mail delivery person.
#76 ◱ 2019-03-01   12:03:56 PDT
Lois perches on the guard rail waiting for the mail delivery person.
The foliage has died enough that I can see Jensen's horses. I have never seen them through the trees before.
#77 ◱ 2019-03-01   17:19:50 PDT
The foliage has died enough that I can see Jensen's horses. I have never seen them through the trees before.
Lois sits calmly while a hummingbird feeds above her shoulder.
#78 ◱ 2019-03-02   10:31:44 PDT
Lois sits calmly while a hummingbird feeds above her shoulder.
The power pole.
#79 ◱ 2019-03-01   13:16:26 PDT
The power pole.

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