UPDATE: (5:30 pm) The snow stopped a little after 4pm – - a twenty-eight hour snowstorm that reportedly brought 26.5 inches to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. as of Noon on Saturday. That makes it the second biggest storm in Maryland history.

Meanwhile, I have shoveled twice more today, each effort either easier or an indication that I am building upper body strength.  (“Bring it!”)

Finally, despite being Boy Scout-prepared on shoveling… a large tree has fallen with the parking lot blocking access to plows and egress for the rest of us. (click pic to enlarge.) I can’t imagine rescue from this until Monday morning…  we’ll see.  Anyway, I am appreciating the irony of Turner Classic Movies broadcasting The Great Escape.

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(8:30 am) And, so the DelMarVa region is being hit with snowfall… again; on a weekend… again!

I’ve been documenting my own man vs. snow battle on fighting mother nature on access to car in the apartment complex’s parking lot on facebook: “shoveled Friday at 4pm, and again at 7:30 and now Sat. at 1:30am. Third round was even deeper, heavier. A near-by snow-laden branch has fallen. We ain’t done yet! BRING IT!”

The morning news brings reports that my neighborhood has already received 24 inches of the white stuff. And, yes, I did hear thunder-snow last night. Awesome!  So far, we have only faced one low front with another yet to arrive.    Snow is anticipated to fall until the evening.

Well, I just completed the fourth round of shoveling around 7:30 am and feel as is I am now winning the battle! I’ll have the shovel to where the snow plows will eventually skim and there is certainly more to snow to fall.  Click pics to enlarge.

(FYI, Nichole and Johanna – - the car on the left is yours!)

Meanwhile, I’m safe and indoors now…  Comfort food has yet to be broken into, books are stacked waiting to be read, firewood is also stacked, and a list of many chores and movies are lined up as well.  Snow???  BRING IT!