Snow has dominated the week, with temperatures colder than than we have seen in years. These conditions have brought on memories of what winter used to be like back in the "olde" days. Much of the eastern and midwestern states have been in  a polar vortex. Locally, most nights have been in single numbers for temps, even daytime highs are below freezing. That set us up for snow. Over about 36 hours, we got about 14" of snow this week. A seven inch storm the week before hadn't melted much bringing the snowpack to about 18". The SWE for the week was 1.89", up to 2.42" with the unmelted snow from the earlier seven inches. 
Much of our daily activities have been affected by the snow and cold. Schools and businesses have had "snow days" including working from home. Shoveling, snowblowing and plowing, trying to deal with ice dams on roofs have been the focus of many of us. Stories of broken pipes (freezing and thawing) and leaking roofs (ice dams) are both on the news and part of neighborhood scuttlebutt. Groundhog Day is tomorrow. No matter what weather predictions for Pennsylvania will be, it's a reminder for all of us that in a month or so, winter will be mostly behind us.
In addition to the usual birds, squirrels and rabbits, what appears to be a fox visited my yard recently. That's an extra benefit of snow - telltale footprints capture things that otherwise might go unnoticed. That's a bit unusual for the center of town.
The local ski area has been packed. Kids, both large and small, are taking advantage of weather conditions. It's all good...