So far, it's a pretty snow. I scooped off my deck, the landing area between the deck and the garage and about 25 feet in front of the garage. The snow so far, is about at 4 inches and is extremely light. I don't have a snow blower (and I do have a long driveway) but I bought one of those super light snow shovels and it sure worked great. I tossed a lot of that snow on top of potted perennials that I didn't get in the ground this fall. They are right up against the side of the garage and I figure I'll just keep throwing snow on them in the hopes of keeping them well protected.

I also cleared and filled all the bird feeders and tucked one large flat feeder under the deck where it won't get so much snow. Hopefully that will keep the juncos happy!

It really doesn't seem that cold out, for the most part. My weatherbug says its 12 degrees but the only parts that got cold were my hands and feet. I thawed the hands out a couple times while doing the bird feeders, in front of a little portable heater I'd picked up for the garage. I figure it paid for itself just in that one use.

How's the weather at your house? Are you braving the elements this weekend or staying in, snug and warm? I do plan to do that too... brought in a nice batch of firewood for the downstairs fireplace and I figure most of the weekend will be finishing Christmas decorating, maybe a litle painting, baking, and sitting in front of the fireplace :-)