Neverending snow

We awoke this morning to find 4-5 inches of new snow outside our house.  I'm thinking about protesting because snow has one purpose--canceling school.  Snow during the holiday break makes no sense.  It's like Wookies on Endor.  But I digress.  

Diana woke up in a positively exuberant mood this morning.  She was ready to take on the day, snow or not.  She spent part of the morning playing with Grady:

Grady later went out in the snow, and was not impressed.  We have about 1/2 inch of ice on top of the snow, so at first Grady could walk on top of everything, but then she started sinking, and that was enough for her.  She bounded back into the house and under the bed--a much safer alternative.  

Here's the view from the top of our street looking down the hill.  Our house is on the right.

Here's the view from our front yard.  Our house is straight ahead.