Superbowl Snowstorm

Much of the country has been having their share of big winter snowstorms and we here in Chicago got ours this past weekend. The snow started Saturday late afternoon, and didn’t end until the lake effect finale finally moved on around 6 am Monday morning.  All total, this end up the as the 5th biggest single snowfall. At my house, I measured 19.75 in of snow.

The plows had a lot of trouble keeping up.   But I have to admit, it was one of those really pretty snows, at least until the wind picked up and the bushes started collapsing under the weight of the snow.

The birds were really thankful for the feeders, even if they were covered in snow! The goldfinches, chickadees, cardinals, juncoes, red-breasted and white-breasted nuthatches, downy woodpeckers, purple finches, and house sparrows all ventured out in the snow to visit the feeders.

No squirrels around all weekend, they must be hunkered down in their nests.

The snow in the NoNo sunflower ball didn’t bother the chickadees and goldfinches.  They were visiting all day, except of course, when I was out there shooting the picture.

This tube feeder is my “sparrow’ feeder.

The heated birdbath kept the water thawed pretty well during the storm.  This is the first winter I’ve had one out.  I was lucky enough to get it as a hand-me-down when my mom got a new one.  They’re not here now, but in the winter the birds like a place to get an easy drink.

The arborvitaes are not faring very well with all this snow.  Hopefully they literally bounce back once the snow melts.

Daisy and I are not going out there!

So instead we made a path for Daisy to get around.  Those little legs are not made for deep snow!   I also have to thank my boys for shoveling paths to all the bird feeders when they were snowblowing and shoveling on their snow day off of school.   This snow was too deep for me as well.  This is much better!

But, my snowman  didn’t mind at all!

When the sun came out after the storm was done, the sky was a beautiful sapphire blue.