szescstopni @szescstopni@social.cleverlibre.org

On my way home. This is the easy part. #Polesia #EasternPoland #wetlands

Looks like I'll have to carry the chainsaw in the car on my way to work.

Christmas is coming, so in order to maximize profits, trees are wrapped tightly in fucking plastic to fit more in transport.

It's that time of the year when we realize that our black and white #dog is not black and white. #IdąPsięta #DogsOfMastodon

Snow is celebrating its victory by building triumphal arches over the only road that links us to the world. We'll see how long they'll last. #Polesia #EasternPoland

We didn't expect that #snowplough today, we thought we'd be stuck for at least two more days. Last night those brave guys worked till midnight to clear roads to houses where children live, so that they could go to school today. One of those rare cases when I'm not mad breathing in diesel exhaust. #Polesia #wetlands #forest #RuralLife #EasternPoland

The power of hot #coffee on the porch in the winter.

Drzewa składają hołd wilkom niezłomnym z drużyny #IdąPsięta.

The only snowplow we have is Moro – she's a brave little dog, but that's too much snow for her.

We are asking our #dogs, #IdąPsięta, not do anything dangerous today. There's no way we could drive them to the vet.

As predicted yesterday, some branches went down under the weight of the snow.

Snowing. #Polesia #wetlands #EasternPoland

Heavy snow can break branches, and we want to keep those trees, as they shield us from the road. It's good to have a supply of 6 m (20 ft) aluminium masts which we normally use for our #RuralBroadband installations – they're great for removing some of that snow. The dogs have no idea what's going on, but enjoy it.

Half of our driveway is clear. The other half is not. Spot the brown dog, Vuko

Pines are covered with heavy snow, but the ground underneath them is still free of it. #IdąPsięta #DogsOfMastodon #Polesia #winter

The weird wolves of #Polesia – our #IdąPsięta pack of #DogsOfMastodon, warily exploring the strange new environment that fell on them during the night.

Perhaps we should wait until spring before resuming our installations.

Had to call of today's #RuralBroadband installation. This means I could start the day with a glass of whisky, but I'd have to drive to the village store to get, and I probably wouldn't make it – our only 4WD car is being repaired, so we might be cut off from civilization for a few days. The joys of living in the middle of nowhere.