Snow.. On The Ground!

Last night we finally got some snow! There's 3 - 4 inches on the ground and they are forecasting another 20 - 25 cm in the next 24 hours!! Being the first snow of the year, its very pretty... clean and picturesque. I'm sure the novelty of it will wear off quickly!

Of course, our internet cable is still across the driveway, no one has come to bury it yet... so we're all tucked into bed last night... the snow hasn't started.... and we're lying there all comfy and warm when I remember it's supposed to snow overnight and we have no idea when the snow removal guy will show up!!

So Shawn got up, put on his coveralls, went out and unplugged the coax, moved the "ding ding" and the rubber mats and then came back into bed.

The snow removal guy didn't come, though I imagine he will tonight or tomorrow morning. I remembered to park under the tarped building last night and there was nothing on the car this morning, which was nice!!

When we let the dogs out this morning, they were all excited when they saw the snow and Buddy ran all around crazy and biting and eating the snow like a madman. He loves the snow and does this every year... its funny to watch :)

Then we went out to the goats and took their gate off so they could come out. Being born in July, they've never seen snow on the ground before and both were very wary and cautious about it... they didn't want to step out. Finally Ernie got brave enough to come out, then Bert soon after... they both walked around with stiff, straight legs, not really knowing if it was safe to walk on or not!!

They were so busy exploring the snow that they even forgot about eating their grain for about 5 minutes (a really long time in "goat world"!) As each flake hit Bert's back, his skin flinched (as if a fly was landing on him!). We cut them some evergreen to munch on... put their hay and grain inside... they'll get used to it, I'm sure!!

The drive into work this morning was fine... we even saw a snowplow on our road before we left... the roads were just wet... some parts had a bit of slush on them, but mostly in Kanata... the roads closer to our house were in better shape than the ones near work!!

The traffic going in March road was thick and slow... anytime the road isn't perfectly dry in the morning, that's true... not sure why.... a fair bit of volume and a few people over reacting, I imagine.

Heard on the radio that TWO OC Transpo (Ottawa's bus system) buses were in ditches this morning... way to go guys!!

I'm going to upload some pics to the FHH album in a while, so look for those. That's it for now, though!