Bright, Blowy, and Cold

Woke to find our tarp-covered carport heavy with snow so spent a couple of hours brushing, sweeping, shoving and - what's the word for standing inside the carport, jabbing a broom up against the tarp to coax the snow to slide off? We did that, too. And so did neighbor Alex. So nice to have such a fine neighbor who is also 44 and tall.
This is the view out my studio window.