In a five day period, La Pine, Oregon received 48 inches of snowfall. 12.5 of those inches fell in one 12 hour period.. This closed schools, shut down airports, blocked roads and generally inconvenienced everyone in Central Oregon for the past five days.
Being retired made a huge difference in how we felt about the current blanket of white.It’s beautiful.
It did mean shoveling out walks and driveways about three times a day, for three days. However, even that was done at our own pace.
But this is not to curse the winter weather, quite the opposite. This winter dressing is great. Like most of the other things we enjoy about living in Central Oregon, the snow is on that list.
Shoveling isn’t my favorite thing, but it’s done in bursts. It presents time to chat with neighbors, and as stated, is done on our time with a hot cup of tea waiting on the other end.
The other and perhaps bigger issue with this MUCH snow is that poor Tip can’t really get into the woods to do his duty. But even he seems to love racing through the powdery cover, that is until it comes up to his chest.
Wow! Your five day total is pretty impressive. Our entire winter has only seen about 60 inches. Not much melts due to low sun angle and cold temperatures, so it’s a winter wonderland every day from November to April. Like you described, retirement allows us to fully enjoy snowy days.
Have fun!