About half a foot of snow

It's really pretty out there. The snow-viewing lantern top knob is quite buried: the whole top is a conical mound of snow. And more is forecast over the next couple of days, with temperatures in the single digits. We're going to have some shoveling and snow-blowing to do. Maybe we'll wait to see what falls today, but maybe not: since the snowplow on the arterial crosses our driveway and leaves us quite a berm, we probably had better break through that before any melt freezes---but cold as it is, melt is unlikely. I always hate to disturb the perfect snow with shoveling, but practicality says we will have to clear the driveway and walks.