It's been snowing since late in the afternoon yesterday, with no signs of stopping yet. The mail was delivered, the plows have ground by, but very little traffic otherwise. We are still snowed in due to the wind and drifting snow. No idea what the snowfall is so far due to drifting, but I pushed through 2-3 foot drifts to get to the chickens.

In a house with food, with water, with dependable warmth; in a house where there are enough warm clothes and a way to keep them clean; in a house with a connection to the earth, this is your basic Maine winter storm. For us right now it's one more danger, one more barrier. There are many in similar situations. We're fortunate in that we have a chance of emerging into better times.