February Surprise

Last winter (2011-2012) we had very little snow.  This winter we were hit with 2 heavy snows (14 inches and 6 inches) about 5 days apart.

The crew that cleared our driveway had to pile the snow atop the stone steps that led down to our lower-level patio....which meant that I couldn't do my Sunday salmon grill for about 3 weeks.  The first snow was Feb 22, and the melt off finally finished on March 13 when we had a record 81 degree temperature.