After the Snow Storm

We had between 5 and 6 inches of snow yesterday afternoon and evening. It came with temperatures in the teens and a chilling north wind. It was good to see the sunshine this morning. I got out early with the snow blower and cleaned off the driveway and sidewalks. Elaine helped by clearing the porch area. Carolyn stopped by with some Dr. Scholl socks she had ordered for me through Amazon. We didn't get our newspapers today. I called the Lincoln people at noon and was told it should be here by 2:00pm. Then called the Omaha folks at 3:00 and was told it would probably be delivered tomorrow. Both papers are delivered by the same carrier here in Seward and come in the same plastic bag. I wonder about the future of Daily Newspapers. Will they go the way  of daily mail.

By 3:00 pm our driveway was perfectly dry. It is amazing what sunshine will do. The temperature never got above 25 but the combination of sunshine and low humidity dried it out. The weather forecasters tell us that we are going to need a lot of moisture here in Nebraska if we are to escape the ravages of another summer of drought. Much of our front lawn is gone and will need to be reseeded this spring. The back yard can get by with a bit of over seeding. We didn't do as much lawn watering last summer as we should have to keep the front lawn alive. I thought the blue grass would go dormant and then came back with cool fall weather, but it was not to be. A fine leafed Fescue will probably be the best bet for seeding this spring and I do plan to put on enough water to keep it alive. I gave a talk once about living in this part of the state where "Sometimes it Rains and Sometimes it Doesn't". Here we have to pray for the moisture we receive and can never take it for granted.