It snowed 16 inches, what do you get?

That's right. Nearly 16 inches of snow yesterday, according to my unofficial measurement. In a tribute to our most recent nor'easter, here is my rendition of the chorus from the old coal miner song with a wintry spin:

It snowed sixteen inches, what do you get?
Another day shov'lin I won't forget.
Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go;
I lost my soul in a pile of snow.

I have to say, though, it sure felt like what I cleared from my driveway weighed 16 tons!

It's been a while since we've had a snow like this. I remember a couple of big snows the winter of 1995-1996, even one with more than twice as much as what we just got. The last few years, though, it's been more icy mixes that have not produced this kind of accumulation. This is more reminiscent of the snows I remember from childhood growing up in Colorado and Nebraska.

Take a look at more pictures from this snow storm on Flickr.