The Snow Spectre
The Snow Spectre is haunting me. I know because…
…I had to be winched out of the ditch in my driveway after driving off it in slippery snow
…the tow truck who winched me subsequently got stuck in my driveway because it broke through the hard packed base and became mired in the stuff
…my hubby had to be come-alonged (by a neighbour) out of the driveway ditch because it is highly probably that the tow truck company will have nothing to do with us ever again this winter
…the kids have had two snow days and so missed school
…the snow, weighing down tree branches, has caused the power to go off at least once almost every day (I am now a whiz at programming the clock on my microwave, stove, coffee maker, you name it)
And that’s in the last two weeks. And the white stuff keeps falling!!
Yes, the spectre of snow looms large for me. I’ll try not to grumble too much but I’d better not make any promises.
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Finds in my Files and my Fridge
The Files Find
I was cleaning out some of my computer files and found an idea I’d jotted down for a magazine article. It still sounded interesting to me, so yay! I think I’ll pursue that one again. It’ll be fun to see what happens.
The Fridge Find
I was cleaning out the fridge and found some coleslaw. . . from Thanksgiving. . . Canadian Thanksgiving. . .October 13th.
Gack!
Seeing what happened there was NOT fun.
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Buns at the Door
Yes, those are sandwich buns on the ground just outside a door in a plaza in town. Not a great photo but it’s from my phone.
I just had to take this picture. The scene got me thinking, like it was a story played out I’d just missed seeing. . . or was it yet to be played out? Did those buns spill out of the cardboard box? Did someone open the door and dump them out on the pavement? Was it an accident or were they left there on purpose? Will they stay there until they turn to mush and disintegrate? Will they become a feast for a bird or mouse or rat or homeless person?
I guess I found this sight oddly moving…curious…thought provoking….
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Lunch Leftovers
I’m currently denying the existence of the snow outside. It appears now that it’s here to stay. So this is a shot from a couple weeks ago. Someone was kind enough to leave their lunch leftovers at the end of my driveway.
Yeah, thanks for the litter, pal.
What possesses someone to just chuck something like that out a car window? “Oh, those people will just put it in the garbage for me, no problem.”
???
Sure, I did dispose of the offending matter but come on! Would it have hurt you to do it yourself? Sheesh!!!!
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