We are continuing to pack for our Journey West, but we have delayed it once again until early next week until after the winter storm brewing in the Midwest has passed by. We expected to see some snow here from the lake effect, but so far we have dodged a bullet and have seen nothing. Just to show you how fickle lake effect snow can be, here is a picture of our neighborhood earlier this afternoon:

Auto-generated description: A suburban street is lined with houses and trees under a cloudy sky, with a parked red car near a white fence.

And 14 miles to the south with an elevation gain of approximately 800', here is the Cassadaga cabin:

Auto-generated description: A snowy landscape features a rustic wooden cabin next to bare trees and an open field under a cloudy sky.

That’s about 7" of snow as of 8:00 AM EST. More has probably fallen since then. I’m quite grateful that nothing has fallen at home, as my lower back has been acting up and is very tender at the moment, not in any shape to handle a snowblower. At least, though, the snowblower now has chains, so hopefully it will be easier to move forward. I’ll be glad to get out of this!