Month: February 2015

We have so much snow, even the juncos are confused: they usually come to the feeders before a snowstorm.

Yesterday I did my civic duty and gained access to our storm drain in advance of the predicted rain. This morning Lis and I did some civil engineering (otherwise known as chipping & digging) to get it to actually flow properly. Now if only our neighbor would do the same with the area’s fire hydrant.

The “Boom Town” bitters that a friend gave me make for a very good godfather cocktail. Wintergreen and sarsparilla flavors go well with the amaretto. (Yes, that’s a very small bottle of bitters and a very large brandy snifter.)

Did builders of Victorian homes (120 years ago) pay more attention to sun angles & wind directions than is done now? Or is it that only those houses which (by design or luck) tend to shed snow in a big storm have survived this long?

Reverse timelapse (Facebook users, click through to see).

February 15:

February 3:

January 11:

We skied with the big cameras today, hoping for some sunny weather. It did not materialize — it was grey day. But we still got some good shots. (Yes, this photo is post-processed to allow only the blue of Kat’s coat. But it really did look like this.)

Bonus photo: Heady Topper is readily available in bars & restaurants.

I’m skiing with Kat at Stowe. We’re not sure why this trail has “moguls”. Or, come to think of it, why the other one has snowflakes.

 

Kitty unclear on the concept

Lis and I went snowshoeing today. It’ll be a while before these picnic benches are back in service.

Bonus photo: snowy path.

I have a new sous vide controller!  This one attaches to any vessel/pot, actually circulates the water, and can be controlled from my phone (including, promised eventually, built-in time/temp schedules for different foods). Very excited.  (The black/yellow thing is the packaging; hard to tell from this photo.)