The storm seems to be winding down at last. Thank heavens we still have power. If you look at these update photos you'll see that we now have about 16 inches of snow, and not just any snow, mind you, but heavy, slushy, wet snow that weighs a ton when you try to shovel it. Lo and behold, along comes our neighbor Aaron with his shovel. What an angelic young man! He shoveled Joyce's walk and then did mine, pausing to pose for a photo next to the snow-hatted lamp post before heading back home for dinner and hot chocolate. God bless you, Aaron!

These photos were taken around 6 p.m.

This "cauliflower head" lamp post deserves another showing just for novelty's sake.

Here's another look at the afternoon's blizzard in the back yard.

Check the snow hats on these yard items! Look at the photo in the earlier post to see the difference in snow levels.