October snow

Even in Vermont, ground-covering snowfall in October is a rare event; we were unpleasantly surprised last Friday when we got 2-3 inches overnight and had to spend some time clearing off the car in the morning.  But that was all gone by that afternoon.

But now this:  at least a foot of wet snow overnight.

Our main woodpile, from the front porch

All this rainy, rainy summer I’ve been wondering if this trend will continue into the winter.   Let’s hope not.

The good news:  the maples pretty much lost all their leaves a week or so ago, so (though I’ve not been up to check yet) I don’t expect much damage from this very wet, very heavy snowfall.