Thursday, January 29, 2009

Battling Mother Nature


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Originally uploaded by budandmary
As our friend Joe drove home from work yesterday, he snapped a shot of Bud clearing our driveway.

Clearing this mess wasn't as easy as the first time he got to use the snowblade. Under the snow was a solid sheet of ice, and getting below the ice to break it up proved difficult.

Not one to give up, though, Bud persevered. The lawn tractor couldn't climb the hill, so he tied it to the truck's hitch, and I pulled him up. When he got stuck in snow and ice, he rocked himself free and sometimes I helped by pushing. Now we have a clear driveway to show for his efforts.

At least there were no trees blocking his progress. Let's hope it stays that way.

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