December 27, 2010 East Coast Blizzard CT style

Enjoy the East Coast Blizzard from the comfort of your home....

Looking out my front door this morning... The snow is pushed up against the front storm door, can not push it open to clean it...will have to walk across the front yard in 10" of snow to clean it off...

The snow directly outside the garage measured 11", this is after it was plowed last night when there was about 6" and looking out past the holly bush is where I feed the birds....measures 10" in the grass...had to throw bird seed on top of the snow & the birds are managing to get it without sinking in to the snow...

Here's the path I made across the 3 garage doors to get the snow from against the doors....& the path I shoveled to get across the back of the driveway to throw bird seed to the other

area where the birds eat....and this is looking out my driveway to my two neighbors' homes...I won't be out the driveway until tomorrow....

Out on the back porch the wind blew some snow inside & Cassie wanted to investigate, but came right back inside...
This is the backyard looking at the back porch where the real Christmas tree stands...the pile of snow is what was plowed last night, but the driveway is full again....

Merry Christmas, Season's Greetings, Happy Holidays

From my house to your house... Christmas wishes to everyone....

Here's the twin to the National Christmas Tree in Washington, DC, outside GE at the bottom of the hill....a very traditional display this year...

From our annual Christmas trip to the Mohegan Sun Casino....

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... our comments are overflowing.

Waiting for Coreen's Christmas Post.

My grandson who lives in Colo just posted some pictures on Facebook that they took at the San Diego Zoo. They are wonderful pictures that I thought you might enjoy. Chloe, maybe Emma would like them too. Carol, I am trying to remember if you liked the zoo. All my grandkids have enjoyed going to the zoo. I will not narrate. The pictures speak for themselves. They baby in one is my great grandson, Landon.

Leaving Phoenix

Time for a new post. These are some pictures taken loop 101 and highway 17 as we left Phoenix on Sunday, Nov. 28. It was a cloudy morning - almost looked like it could rain or snow, but that does not happen often in Phoenix. I was impressed with the roadside landscaping and art work on the walls along these highways so I took some pics in anticipation of this new post. I love the Saguaro cactus along the roads also in Phoenix and on the outskirts of the city. the Saguaro begin about 40-50 miles to the East of Phoenix. I don't know when they begin or end to the west of Phoenix. This is the only place I have seen the Saguaro. They are amazing. They are protected in Arizona and are not allowed to be cut down or moved.