Enough with the snow already

[Selkie]

It is scary out there. When the wind started, ice cicles (sp?) took flight and were hurled into the windows. Fiona and Margot were enjoying themselves out back and pointedly ignoring our pleas to come inside until something scared the H out of them. They both promptly ran up to the stoop. Chickens in thick golden fur! Maeve, the elder, promptly did her business and came inside.

Although I'm tempted to go out and start shoveling, it would be an exercise in futility. It's drifting like mad out there. Fortunately, it looks like a light snow this time.

[Cataboo]

I went to check on R's house yesterday - he had most impressive icicles. Apparently, there's barely any new snow over there and hardly any wind right now (he's in Burtonsville)

[7rider]

Tom and I went for a walk just now. He said "If you hear a pop and a crack, be prepared to run like h***." Cables to houses were sagging low, but most seemed to have power. We lost power around 10 a.m. for about 5 minutes, but it's back on (so far). It's crazy. Sometimes, the wind blows so hard, you can't see the neighbor's across the street. On the roads and driveway, I can feel a layer of ice about 4 inches beneath the surface powder...and then another few inches of snow beneath that. So it appears as if the snow turned to sleet at some point during the night, and then back to snow.
We're not attempting any shoveling just yet. It can wait.

[Selkie]

You got it right, 7. I heard on the news that it was sleet/rain for several hours during the night, but turned to all snow around 4am.