After a slow start, this winter's snowfall has finally turned respectable for this part of VT:
2/25/2011 - Burlington Free Press:
By now, we should be used to particularly snowy Vermont February. Friday’s storm, which contributed to dozens of car crashes and spinouts statewide — including one that involved a state trooper — brought Burlington to the brink of having the snowiest February on record. It’s become old hat: Four of the 10 snowiest February's have hit Vermont within the past six years.... As Friday, the weather service measured 8.8 inches of new snow, bringing the month’s total to 40.7 inches. That’s within 1.6 inches of the record for February in Burlington, which was 42.3 inches in 2008. That record might fall.
The Champlain Valley is not known for its cold weather.
We have a lot of 'lake effect' that keeps temps much warmer than in the Green mountains and points East.
So, can you imagine what it was like for others in VT this February?
Especially was home-heating oil payments are reduced this year?
Dad's 2011 Birthday cake - a beehive. The pressure is on to not kill all my bees this year as happened last year.
Marion race at U32 High School
Destination: Sterling Pond, on the Long Trail. To the left (out of view) is the top of Smuggler's Notch ski area.
To the right, the top of Spruce Peak (part of Stowe ski area). Fun to ski, but more fun to hike into.
The little vertical line is the International Space Station passing over Shelburne in February.
Jupiter is also visible to the right.
Taken from Shelburne Community School parking lot.
Char and Laurie cross country skiing at Sleepy Hollow
...with Camel's Hump in the background
Skiing at Meach Cove, our 'backyard.' To the left out of view is Lake Champlain.
Meach Cove.... All Souls is just to the right, down the driveway.
Natalie's new painting, with several detail photos below...
Suzanne's amazing creation from the new Madhur Jaffrey cookbook.
Who is giving Natalie's Lionel stove a workout?!
Clare's friends & roommates with Marion, February 2011
Clare's 'new' 1995 Saab. Well broken in at 110,000 miles.
