The Halloween Blizzard

New England was pummeled with a snowstorm on Saturday night. Under normal winter circumstances this would have been just a run of the mill snow storm, but because of a late foliage (and that it was October!) most deciduous trees weren't prepared to handle a foot or more of heavy and wet snow. There were downed trees, limbs, and with them power lines. Many people were (and still are) without power. Luckily, our house was not affected by the power outages for very long, but you can see our backyard didn't fair very well in the storm. But we did manage to have some fun with the snow and I had to do some snow gardening to free the brussel sprouts and leeks from under a foot of snow.