Snow, of the heavy damp sort, finishing off as rain.  Far nastier stuff to deal with than snow at much colder temperatures.  Liquid water at or below the freezing point tends to be heavy and dampening of clothes and spirits.  The snowblower can’t deal with it.  On the other hand the tractor, believe it or not, started right up and proved effective.  Of course, we can’t use the blade on the gravel front drive…so I do hope that no one tries to come in the front entrance. …believing that they can do so, despite it being unplowed, because of the tractor tracks….  Would rather not have to fish a delivery truck out of the meadow.