It stopped snowing after about 30 hours; but the wind went on and on
and on...taking the snow with it. The drifts got bigger and changed
shape and location. But the wind is finally down to a breeze and the
drifts are stable. The wind-driven snow-dunes look like sculptures in
some areas. And with no clouds, it is BRIGHT!!  

Jeff spent a couple hours crawling over the drifts to get to the
woodshed to get firewood. At first he tried to walk across the drifts
but would fall through and flounder. Later he broke a path through to
the driveway and looked at the length of the 1/4 mile drive covered
with various sized drifts. Our landlord drove his tractor through the
pastures and walked the rest of the way to the house. He will let Jeff
use his tractor to dog us out. It has a small blade on it.

I won't be going to work until Thursday, so warm weather can help the
plowing he does. Then we will have to contend with mud. A couple
drifts are six feet tall and long. Actually, they are all long! But
some are only three feet deep. And some of them are broad. I am glad
we don't have storms like this very often. But it does water the dry
land and fill the water table.

But we are ok and warm and have food.

--
CATherine