Reply #45: I could handle the cold, if we had snow

[NickB79]

There's just something about a good deep coating of snow all around that makes the cold seem less biting, less harsh. It kind of softens the edge of winter, ya know? But this is like what, the 3rd year of almost no snowcover here in MN? We have patches of snow, patches of it here and there, but none of the feet-deep drifts and knee-high powder I remember as a kid on the farm. I miss that, I really do. So what if its harder to drive and you might get snowed in, it was worth it! :-)

Oh, and here in St. Cloud, MN it's -7 and falling (-10 to -15F predicted), windchill -20F. Oh, I just know some of my tree seedlings will get nipped back, between the rabbits and these snowless winters I'm amazed anything I've planted has survived.