Animal Tracks on Snowy Driveway and Sidewalk

 

Animal tracks on new fallen snow in our driveway and sidewalk.

Our driveway and sidewalk were covered with animal tracks in the snow this morning.I discovered them as I was taking the trash to the curb for Wednesday pickup. Animal activity is not unusual here. There appeared to be deer prints and cat prints as well as other critters. The cat could be one of the neighbors animals or a feral cat. We had gotten a thin layer of new snow overnight that recorded the imprints. 

The Better Half had an appointment today with podiatrist to look at a very sore toe. This doctor removed  the toe nail from it last June. He feels the toe has a sore related to poor blood circulation. So we will be investigating that. 

This evening I went to an art talk at Fibbonacci Gallery in Watertown. The speaker was local art collector Carl McLaughlin.

Animal tracks on new fallen snow in our driveway and sidewalk.

Animal tracks on new fallen snow in our driveway and sidewalk.

Animal tracks on new fallen snow in our driveway and sidewalk.

Animal tracks on new fallen snow in our driveway and sidewalk.

Animal tracks on new fallen snow in our driveway and sidewalk.

Snow Photos Again Today

 

Awoke to more new snow here in Chaumont this morning. We had new snow yesterday too but I never got around to posting any of them. This morning's snow was about 15 inches deep. Temp was 19 degrees when I went out to shovel at 8:30 this morning. I did a thorough jib clearing our driveway and sidewalks. All told I was out there for 2 and half hours. Grandson JJ happened to be driving a delivery truck by our house this morning which was a fun, brief meeting. iPhone shows I walked 7,123 steps. 

Grandson JJ on the job took him by our house in Chaumont, NY

More Snow Today

Sidewalk in front of our house in Chaumont, NY. Used a broom to write in the snow.

We got more snow today, about 4 or 5 inches. It was on and off lake effect snow. Very pretty as it came down, a couple times it was windy with lower visibility. Overall, not problematic. I spent some time clearing our driveway and sidewalk, a chore that I actually enjoy. High temp was 26 degrees. About 1:00 we had lunch at Maive's Diner in Three Mile Bay. We had cuban sandwiches and french fries. Very good. 

Yesterday I grilled some chicken legs and never photographed them or the process. I have no idea why I overlooked that. I did snap a photo of the legs in marinating in ziploc bags. That was it.

Our Chaumont NY house today. Was enjoyable being outside.

Chicken legs marinating. Left is chili, honey, lime. Right are in Jamaican jerk marinade.

I grilled the chili. honey, lime legs yesterday. Tomorrow or next day I'll be grilling the jerk legs. I like chicken to marinade in the jerk sauce for a day or two, maybe three. 

What Caught My Eye: Sidewalk Shadows, July 6, 2024

Shadows on sidewalk outside St. Joe's Hospital, Syracuse NY. 
photo copyright Gary Walts July 6, 2024

These photos of shadows on a sidewalk  were taken outside of St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse, NY on July 6, 2024. This was on the 4th day that The Better Half was a patient there, recovering from surgery related to her diverticulosis / diverticulitis.  It was about 90 degrees with high humidity. I had parked the car on the street was going to add time to the meter when the sidewalk and shadows caught my eye. I present several of them here, including one with a part of my shadow and feet. 

This shot is simply a black and white version of the above.
photo copyright Gary Walts July 6, 2024

Shadows on sidewalk outside St. Joe's Hospital, Syracuse NY. 
photo copyright Gary Walts July 6, 2024

Shadows on sidewalk outside St. Joe's Hospital, Syracuse NY. 
photo copyright Gary Walts July 6, 2024

Shadows on sidewalk outside St. Joe's Hospital, Syracuse NY. 
photo copyright Gary Walts July 6, 2024

Sidewalk is Finished, a Cool, Sunny Day, Mowed the Lawn

Tuesday, April 25th, concrete poured for new sidewalk. 

It was beautiful day here in Chaumont, NY. It was cool, about 50 degrees, a light breeze and sunny. Today the guys that did our sidewalk finished up, cleaned up, and went on their way. We are quite pleased with the outcome. The actual pouring of the concrete happened a couple days ago on Tuesday the 25th. I also mowed lawn for the first time this season. 

Tuesday, April 25th, concrete poured for new sidewalk. 

New Sidewalk at Chaumont House: Photos

TCR Construction, a Father & son duo set to work on replacing our sidewalk. 

Here are some photos of a new sidewalk being done at our house in Chaumont, NY.  The work is being done by TCR: Taylor Construction & Remodel. I found them from one of their business cards o a bulletin bard at a local grocery store. I had contacted 3 or 4 other builder/contractors to no avail. They either don't call back or are already booked up. I had one guy that was supposed to do it last summer but he got too busy. TCR called me back right away after leaving them a voicemail. A week after I hired them the guy from last summer called and said he was ready to do it. Too late. I and my brothers could have done the job, but I have more projects to do than I can keep up with. 

The sidewalk when we bought our house 30 years ago was made in 1926. We hoped it would make 100 years, but it was too bad to wait any longer.

New sidewalk construction at our house in Chaumont, NY.

New sidewalk construction at our house in Chaumont, NY.

New sidewalk construction at our house in Chaumont, NY.

New sidewalk construction at our house in Chaumont, NY.

New sidewalk construction at our house in Chaumont, NY.

New sidewalk construction at our house in Chaumont, NY.

New sidewalk construction at our house in Chaumont, NY.

I Shovel Sidewalk Through Snowbank ; Day 7 of Broken Femur

Shoveling driveway at 807 Franklin St, Watertown, NY.  Working slow but steady I was finished a little less than an hour & half.

It is Wednesday December 28, 2022. The snow has finally stopped. There is a thaw coming. 50 degrees before the week in through. It is the 7th day of the Better Half being in the hospital recovering from a broken femur. She received some lovely flowers from my sisters today. The flowers should have arrives a few days ago but delivery stalled for those days because of the blizzard. This was first chance I had to shovel the snow on my daughter S' sidewalk. A plow truck cleared her driveway yesterday ad in the course of it created a huge snowbank that I had to shovel through. I started at 10:43 and never thought to snap a starting photo until 10:54, so the digging had already commenced. I finished at 12:09. That's about an hour and a half. I worked slowly and methodically. I chopped and crumbled the hard packed snow with a steel coal shovel. I then scooped up the resulting piles with a plastic snow shovel. My goal was to bare the sidewalk so the mailman could get from the driveway to the mailbox on her front porch. 

Shoveling driveway at 807 Franklin St, Watertown, NY.  Working slow but steady I was finished a little less than an hour & half.

Shoveling driveway at 807 Franklin St, Watertown, NY.  Working slow but steady I was finished a little less than an hour & half.

Shoveling driveway at 807 Franklin St, Watertown, NY.  Working slow but steady I was finished a little less than an hour & half.

Shoveling driveway at 807 Franklin St, Watertown, NY.  Working slow but steady I was finished a little less than an hour & half.