I can drive up my driveway!

The plow guys did indeed come back yesterday as promised. It turns out that what was called for was a front loader:

It is not the greatest photo, because I was trying to be unobtrusive about taking it. They spent a couple of hours making sure the driveway was good and clear. Very thorough and nice guys. They created some impressive piles of snow, too.

Driveway before plowing:

And after plowing (plus piles of snow):

And because my brother requested photos, here are a few more.

Seamus in the snow
This first one is Seamus dragging me back into the house, having had enough of the too-deep snow:

And this is Seamus in the too-deep snow:

The lovely sunset (note that the herb garden in front of the shed has disappeared:

Let us also celebrate that this is the first morning a week where I didn't get up and run for the cold medicine because I woke up feeling like I was going to die. I still need decongesting, but I think I may finally be on the mend.