We had our first snow of the season on Tuesday and Wednesday. It was unusually heavy for this time of the year. We ended up having about a foot in our backyard, though our front yard was more like 4 inches. Weather oddness. On top of that, the streets were mostly dry by the end of Wednesday, so Jen and I went out and had some delicious food at the Trattoria on Pearl that evening.
After waking up on Wednesday morning and exercising, two things became apparent. First off, I needed to get out and brush snow off our trees, all of which had the bulk of their leaves still on, especially our two apricot trees. Secondly, I discovered the answer to a mystery. On Tuesday night, Jen and I had been relaxing in front of the TV with the snow flurries busy outside when we heard a loud crash that sounded like it came from our garage. We went out and investigated, expecting to have some wild animal or a broken shelf. However, we couldn't find anything askew. So we went to bed. However, the next morning the mystery was solved. Our umbrella for the patio furniture was snapped in half and laying prone on the deck. It was open. Ohhhhhh. See, I've never owned a patio umbrella. I also grew up where thinking about the consequences of heavy snow was not an issue. So I was not thinking about our open patio umbrella. And now the metal post is sheared into an irreparable mess. Well, that umbrella was nice for the half of a summer we had it...
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