The third snowstorm of the 2009/10 winter season blanketed Richmond and our Historic Fan District B&B. It began Friday afternoon and switched over to rain and sleet throughout the evening and night hours. Saturday morning brought more snow, heavy at times. Early Saturday armed with shovels we cleared the walks and driveway of the snow and frozen slush on top, hoping to make an easier job of cleanup when the snow finished. It finally finished Saturday evening around 5 or 6 PM. Today, Sunday, the skies are a beautiful blue and the snow on the ground is a sight to behold!
Shoveling is completed, now we wait for the sun to complete the job and melt the snow on the brick sidewalk. It is bright and sunny, not the partly cloudy the weather folks predicted.
The daphne odoros are covered in snow, just as the blooms were starting to get full and turn pink. The star magnolias were ready to burst into bud, and we hope that this doesn’t set them back too much — or that they were so far along that the snow has damaged them.
The birds are relishing the newly-filled bird feeder and they are chirping their thanks as I stand at the window with a cup of hot steaming coffee!
Here are a few more scenes from around the garden….featuring nature in all her glory
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