February Snow Day — The 21st Century Matriarch

The snow was falling before sunrise. By the time I could see our backyard, it was covered in snow. A bush that needed a trim had collected flourishes of snow on the longer branches.

The cast iron table showed that there was at least 2 inches of snow everywhere. I bundled up to take a short walk outdoors.

Every plant – even the ones with no leaves – was holding the wet snow. Pine needles were capturing snow, and the branches were drooping with the extra weight. Even the tops of the fence posts were capped with snow.

There were already indications that the snow was melting….some drips on from the deck onto the patio below and my footprint compacting the snow all the way down to the concrete (snow to slush happened very easily).

I made my way to the tennis court….pristine snow…and started walking a pattern. I retraced each line 3-4 times. The repetition and the wetness of the snow made the ‘lines’ more distinct than my previous attempt back in January. I was pleased with the result. Maybe we can get a small drone to get pictures of my creations?

As I walked back through my back yard to get to the house – I stopped at one of our pines to photograph the way the needles held the snow…and pinecones almost buried in the snow.

Later in the day, the wind had blown some snow off the trees and the snow had melted on darker surfaces like the stepping stones away from our patio…..and the tennis (my pattern was gone).