Snowshoes

Lots of new snow on the ground this morning. Added to the snowfall we’ve experienced over the past three days, this certainly put us over the top as far as getting around. We got the fire going in the woodstove, ate breakfast, and then settled down to check the online news… Oh! Oh! No Internet connection. Probably too much snow on the satellite dish. This had happened last year too. The snow was way too deep for boots alone – almost three-feet - so out came the snowshoes for the first time this winter. After a short trudge from the cabin, I swept the satellite dish clear of snow with the kitchen broom, and now I’m back enjoying the warmth of the stove, a fresh cup of coffee, and the world news online. It’s the little things that count. And the snowshoes hang on a hook by the door, ready for the weeks ahead.

Note: The snowshoes pictured here are a little too heavy and cumbersome for our use. Instead we use high-tech aluminum snowshoes from REI… lightweight and efficient, but not very picturesque. The wood snowshoes decorate a wall inside the cabin. ... Bob