Snow-In 2011

I am in day 4 of the big snow/ice storm in Atlanta. Ron went to work today but my school system is still closed so I get a bonus day of hibernation. I have spent my morning cleaning, decluttering, and preparing documents for our construction loan application. That new book I downloaded to my iPad last night is still sitting there softly calling my name. Perhaps I can be introduced to that group of new friends this afternoon.

The snow is beginning to melt in my back yard. The shadows the sun makes on the snow are beautiful. My little gardening shed stands solid, patiently waiting for my return this coming spring.

Ron helped me put the raised-bed vegetable garden to bed last fall by covering it with a blanket of mulched leaves. This week it has received an extra blanket of snow. Just imagine how that snow is going to help those leaves turn into compost even faster. I wonder, are there tons of beneficial nutrients in that snow that are leaching into my garden soil getting ready to make my tomatoes and squash large and juicy?