First snow and plow 2015

While I worked on building up the woodpile and cleaning out the storage building, I watched the sky turn from relatively clear to slate gray. It was cold, no more than the mid-20s, and the forecast called for snow, which arrived in a rush starting at about 3 in the afternoon. In short order, the grass and the leaf litter turned white, and the snow was beginning to accumulate on the country road I decided to walk down. The footing was getting slippery, and I imagine the driving must have been, too. Apparently the highway department had gotten the message, for the quiet was soon broken by the groan of a large plow that was also spreading sand. This was the first plow I've seen in 2015, and my guess—hope, really—is that it won't be the last. The snow, alas, is supposed to turn to rain overnight, so the highway crew probably could have stayed home. Still, were I in my car in mid-afternoon, I'd have certainly appreciated their efforts. And the sand certainly made for easier trekking.