Surrounded by Wood and Snow --RusticWoodArt

Great pictures and even greater post, as always Frank. The only think I was wondering is what the heck were you doing out in the woods at 0330 AM in such snow… but each to his own I guess. ;o)

By the way, when you told me you had to shovel the snow I though it was below the window-sill level!

As we say here, ”gambattene”!

reminds me of my younger years when we got lots of snow. I remember one year that my uncle had to climb out the upstairs window and dig down to the door so we could get in/out.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I woke up to more than a foot of snow on my car here in Cleveland, Ohio….. Kind of par for the course.

-- making sawdust....

You aren’t snowed in, because you were out. But then you were not snowed out because you got in to post these piecture.

So as always there is no right or wrong answer.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

And here in Texas I woke up to 22 degrees. No snow but certainly cold enough for it.

Great question Frank, for you I would choose snowed “out” as the answer as you certainly spend your time out of doors mostly….

...and is that window half full of snow or half empty??

have a great day.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

Once I traveled to Wyoming looking for a place to move to. I noticed that there appeared to be gates that would cross the interstate and coming from southeast NM I had never seen those before. We stopped in Sheridan, nice little town, and I went to the police department and spoke the their chief. I asked about the gates and was told that the gates would close when the snows got too high and would stop traffic from going further. At that point I also wondered in or out. Now living in south central TX I don’t have to worry too much about gates closing roads due to snow. Ice storms every several years and high water areas due to flooding is a different story.

By the way, is your thermometer correct? It looks like it is reading a little over 30. Looks colder than that.

Enjoy your solitude, it is precious to have.

-- Mark

I see you let your brother lay on a nice red blanket. -9 here this moment.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I would take ether one, snowed in or out. We are behind on our rain and snow pack and expect to have our first real weather system starting tomorrow night and it will be more rain than snow. I am jealous of the snow you have, I hope we get ours this year. Thanks for all your photos and words.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.info

Frank -

I see your snowshoes on the porch . . . one of my favorite things to do in Central Oregon. Happy New Year to you. Excellent photos. I always enjoy your writing.

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Frank. I was wondering. I guess the window that is all covered up with snow doesn’t have any wind blowing in, does it. Nice insulation.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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To me, Frank, the world doesn’t get any more beautiful that when it is wrapped in a blanket of snow. The purity, silence and tranquility of the snow is renewing.

Hope all is well.

Lew

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!