We didn’t know exactly what to expect when we arrived in the County this past weekend. What we found was ice, lots of ice. It was a bit unbelievable how much ice had not only formed but stayed around. We passed driveways that were shear, gleaming ice. I can’t imagine cars being able to stop before they got to the garage – I guess if they have an opener they could just slide right in!

We were a bit luckier as our drive is gravel, so some of  the stones were poking through, well at least at the top of the hill . But around the house we had solid ice. And where there we saw snow, under the snow was hidden solid ice! The pooches were funny getting out of the car. They are always excited when we pull into the drive, and they come charging out ready to check out their paradise. There was a lot of slipping and sliding and we tried really hard not to laugh.

About 3 years ago Johnny-Boy bought deb snowshoes for Christmas. At the time it was one of those gifts you know is really great – you just don’t know if you will ever use it. Well man did they ever come in handy this weekend. There was no walking around the house without them. The snowshoes have cleats on the bottom, which made it so easy to walk on the ice. We are now both fans!

Here’s some photos of our icy paradise!