I’ve seen a lot of hay/straw still out in the fields around town. I don’t know if that was intentional, or if the snow came before the owners could get them out. In any case, they make a good object when one wants to describe the bleakness of winter with a photo! These are just northeast of Bismarck. The drifting snow helps.

I did venture out of the truck a bit in this area. The snow was drifted in pretty hard, and it was solid enough in most places to keep me from breaking through. Of course, once I got way out there, I’d sink past my knees. Grrrr.