This might look like an ice-sculpture gone bad, but it's actually our Chevy Silverado pick-up sporting a new look after a snowstorm yesterday. I've never seen a drift quite that convoluted before, and can't figure out exactly how it happened. Here's another view … that's a load of hay bales in the back of the truck:
My particular favorite part of this "snow job" was this curled-over piece on the driver's door — click on the image for a bigger version:
Speaking of weather, we've been enjoying seeing how much attention these snowstorms get here in the east — with national news coverage every time. For us, coming from Ovando, it seemed like every snowfall was a blizzard — it's just that no one really noticed. (Hey, who else is around?) But in general, with the winter weather so much more extreme back there, the stuff that counts as "blizzards" in the east barely warrant a mild "winter weather advisory" from the National Weather Service in Montana. For instance, here's a screenshot of the NWS forecast page for our location in Ovando a couple of weeks ago (click on image for bigger version):
That was a typical event. Snow coming in sideways at 20 mph, with gusts to 30 mph, which the NWS helpfully calls "breezy."
In contrast, here is the NWS forecast for Lancaster for the storm that just came through yesterday:
Notice the wind is only at 6 mph. (NWS friends: That is "breezy.") But, this is a full-blown "winter storm warning."
Well, whatever you call it, I've got some more plowing to do this afternoon!
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Slipped to 4th place!
The new Shelter Challenge started on Monday, January 10th, and ends at midnight on March 20th. Grand prize in this round is $5,000. There are no second- and third-place prizes this time, but new categories … please see the Shelter Challenge website for details.
Their site says Best Friends is not eligible to win the Grand Prize in any of the 2011 Shelter Challenge contests because they were the "Challenge Champion" in 2010, having won the most total votes during the year, so that gives us a shot again at winning first place!
And remember, you can vote every day, so consider bookmarking the voting page to make it easy.
You can vote in the Shelter Challenge here.
Please note: Use Rolling Dog Ranch for our name and NH for the state and our listing will come up.
Because of your votes, we came in 2nd nationwide and won $5,000 in the Shelter Challenge that ended in December 2010. Please help us win this round of the contest by voting every day, and by encouraging your family, friends and colleagues to vote every day, too. Thank you!
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