Uhm...put the lawn mower away and grab the. . . .

Chainsaw and Snow Shovels!

We had hurricane force winds here last night.  It felt like the house was just going to be picked up and blown away.  This morning we woke up to a fairly substantial branch that had broken from the forces and was attached to the tree by a few wood fibers.  Don't ask me how but the van was not injured in this process.  Branches large and small are scattered all over the yard.  As soon as it warms up we will be doing some major storm clean-up.

Please note that it is just a few days away from the end of April!  APRIL! and this is what we awoke to this morning.  It has all mostly melted now but it is so cold!  Makes me want to build up a fire in the wood stove. I wonder if this is what April's showers look like what May's flowers will bring.

Note:  For those interested pictures have been added to the Science Fair post