Well, write my name in the snow and call me Del.

See what happens when you bitch long enough? It snowed. And a decent amount I might add. I'm guessing 6 inches here in Dover, give or take. But it was enough to get me fired up and moving early this morning.

I was going to go downtown and take some winter photos of Legislative Hall and the other historic spots but at the last minute, I thought, no. I'm going to stay out of the way of DelDOT's road crews. Instead, I'm going back to one of my favorite nature spots: Mud Mill Pond. Besides, I need to see exactly what this Jeep will do.

On my way out there, I came across a stranded motorist on Rt. 8 who had managed to put his 2WD pickup in a ditch, so I stopped and offered to help. He was a younger guy and he told me that he had to take his mother to Kent General Hospital early this morning in the storm. So I unpacked the mighty tow strap and hitched her up. I wasn't sure how my little Jeep would fare on the ice with a decent sized pickup in tow. So I dropped her down in 4-Lo and she did the rest. Without even the slightest hint of hesitation or spin, I walked that pickup right out of the ditch. I was a little surprised (and impressed) at how easy it was so I jumped out of the Jeep to unhook and fell flat on my ass. The guy thanked me graciously and on my way I went. Good deed done for today.

So I stuck to the back roads where no on has dared to go yet and had a little safe fun along the way, plowing through snow and testing out that "Trail Rated" badge on the side of my Jeep. I came across many downed trees, and a few like the ones on this road pictured below that laid completely across. (In case you can't see it, there's one just to the left and further up on the right, there's one blocking the whole road.)

That was my dilemma. Tree and snow and ditch (on both sides) vs. me. So what did I do? I'm in a Jeep! I drove over the damn things! Talk about fun! It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand.

So I made it to the pond and to put it simply, it was beautiful. Undisturbed and peaceful. I pulled of to the side and snapped a few photos.

Ah. What a perfect morning. You see, it's the little things like this that make life great. I mean, seriously, lean closer and smell the above picture. It smells like clean, fresh air.

By the time I had finished snapping photos and headed back toward civilization, most of the roads were clear and I was content.

Mission accomplished.