Snowy Steps

Enjoy the beauty of the nor'easter yesterday? If you were one of the many who got an unexpected "snow" day keeping you home from work or enjoying snowforts w/ kids from school, it can be a seldom enjoyed pleasure.

Doesn't limited shoveling make you feel good after being sedentary behind a desk or enjoying an old movie on a snow day too?

After shoveling and then sweeping the walkways, I'm appreciating the foresight of the permeable pavers set during landscaping. I know a few sunny days even in winter, allows the snow or rain to seep through the voids leaving a solid surface that rarely gets icy to warrant sand for traction, unlike the solid concrete on the north side of my home that is like an ice rink until spring!
Permeable pavers allow water to drain into your plant root systems along with nutrients & minerals thereby reducing your need for an outside water supply via tapwater. It offers stability and reinforcement by controlling erosion from storm water runoff to boot!

Yet another eco friendly perk when foreplanning or when spring fever hits and you begin to plan what to do beneath a walkout deck needing a more viable option than the sparse grass, weeds or pea stone that gets spread everywhere. How nice to be able to enjoy a beverage in your chair and table outside on a stable surface & relax during the twilight of the day.

White snow isn't terribly conducive to imagining a green spring, but there are only 60 more days...