BLIZZARD!

BURIED...

BUDDY LOVES IT,,,(but he doesn't have to shovel the stuff)

RED-TWIGGED DOGWOOD IN THE SNOW

Friday, 8:30 AM.  28 degrees F, wind NNE, moderate with strong gusts.  The humidity is 95% and the barometer stands at 29.81".  We are still in the grip of a blizzard that dumped over a foot of wet snow on the region and more will certainly be added to that amount before it is all over. It is hard to tell exactly how much has fallen as there has been a lot of drifting, but the prediction was 18". This is a relatively narrow storm that has shot straight to Bayfield from down around St. Louis, as though we were the intended target.  The low pressure system is  circling counter-clockwise now over the lake and picking up additional moisture from whatever open water is out there.  Lucky for me, neighbor Jon Nelson came by and cleared the driveway with his truck.
   The red-twigged dogwood (Cornus sericea 'Baileyi') in the yard next door provides a bright contrast to the stark white snow.  It is a hybrid that stays compact and controllable as it does not spread by stolons.
   Being stuck indoors with a lot of time to think about things lately has led me to consider General Motors producing  automobiles with faulty ignition switches for years, which resulted in at least thirteen deaths, including those of two young women in Wisconsin.  GM knew of the seriousness of the fifty-seven cent defect and did nothing for years until they were finally brought to task.  This was corporate malfeasance of the highest order, for which those responsible for the decision to keep producing death machines should go to jail.  During most of the time this was happening, the US government was the majority shareholder, and the auto unions the next largest share holders.  GM should have been allowed to go bankrupt, and the government should never have gone to its rescue.  When will we ever learn?