Thar She Blows

I have more Alexa blogging to do today, but first we have more snow and a blower.

We've had another snowfall that is big enough to bring out the blowers. Actually, that is not entirely true, as it probably isn't big enough in normal circumstances, especially with rain soon to come on the heels of the snow. But our contractor decided that his crew needed the practice, so out they came.

There are at least three different contractors working our little neighbourhood. Oddly, on one shared driveway, they have two different contractors. Our neighbours across the street have the same contractor as we do, and I happened to be looking out when he came by.

I didn't have a camera ready at hand, but I did have my phone. If you squint, you can see the machine blowing the snow from the driveway onto the yard

Then it was our turn. He is about to back in. I don't envy these blokes having to twist their bodies to back in all day long. I especially don't envy them because my body has great difficulty doing this now, even once and briefly at that.

Then they blow the snow as they drive forward.

You may have noticed that is also garbage day. Finding a spot in winter can be difficult. In other seasons I put it out on the edge of the yard on the house side of the sidewalk, but as snow piles up on the lawn, I can't do this in winter. On most pickup days, I can place the containers at the side of the driveway, but knowing that the plow was coming, this morning, I couldn't do that. I was able to find a little spot between the sidewalk and road. It was actually on the road but on the pile of snow between the sidewalk and the road. (Maybe I will explain at another time.)

Back to Alexa but in light of taking up much space already, this will not be the full, intended post.

I just want to say in passing that she is reminding me to do my exercises. But I have found a new feature. I can just tell her to remind me again in a half hour. Well, I could pick any time, but I chose a half hour -- twice. 😅