Snow Work

After we finished our pot-washing project (see previous post), Tom got restless and decided to go out and see how hard it was going to be to clear our driveway of snow.  Or, maybe he sensed that I was psyching myself up to start a painting project I'd been putting off for a while and was afraid he was going to be conscripted to help.  Whatever the case, he put on his Yak Trax  and ventured out in the snow to survey the situation.  Yak Trax are devices that you put on your shoes to help you have more traction in the snow and ice.  They look like a cross between a sling-shot and a couple of cris-crossed springs. 

There was a lot less wind with this snow storm than with the Christmas Eve storm, so there wasn't as much drifting and Tom decided he could shovel the snow off the driveway this time.  The last time he had to use the front-end loader on the tractor to clear it off.  It was hard going and took about an hour, but he got the driveway cleared to the top of the incline leading down to the carport.  That was good enough to allow us to get out.