as I was watching a show last night I heard a noise in the driveway and discovered my next door neighbour shovelling… there was a ban on street parking so he cleaned two-thirds of the driveway to make room for their cars…

a bit later, as I was getting my last steps in, I watched the snow machines go up and down the street clearing the snow…

they do a great job and also are efficient at leaving the bottom of the driveway accessible… for years my beloved would have to shovel the end of the driveway before being able to get the car out…

unfortunately, in the process of being sure the driveway and fire hydrant are clear, they dump a bunch of snow over the front sidewalk…

this morning I went out and dug through an area about three feet long and two feet deep… there was a blowing snow warning but I’ve learned that it needs to happen as soon as possible…

it had been blowing and snowing and the snow on the path was already packed… I managed to get a narrow path cleared…

the neighbour on the other side came a little later and did the main part of the sidewalks…

it is quite a bit wider than what I managed, lol…