That was so strange and unsettling all around. I did a bunch of shovelling the day before so that the really warm air could melt the stuff that was stuck to the sidewalk. But I didn't expect the warmth to last so long after sunset, which is why I wanted to give it as much of a chance as possible to do some work at removing snow. It was 55 degrees hours and hours after sunset. I was so freaked out I didn't even do what I usually do when the sidewalks are about to become icy. I did not take out all the trash and recycling I could lay hands on and clean all the catboxes preemptively. I brought in some things that might blow around, but the stillness, the fog, and the unnatural warmth were SO UPSETTING.

Also when I shovelled on Tuesday the entire back yard was covered with snow, an when I went to put the lawn chairs in the garage, the snow was gone. All of it. I just.

P.