I have no idea why winter storms are given names now, like hurricanes, but they are. All week long the weather people could not get a handle on this storm. The big joke going around that we were getting anywhere from 2" to 24". For awhile the Cape was told we were getting slammed. The day before the storm, it got downgraded but we would get high winds, then it started to snow around 1:00 on Saturday and we got immediately upgraded to blizzard conditions.
I took this one around 5. I was soooo glad that Val's wedding was last weekend. If this had happened, it would have had to have been postponed.
Then I went out around 11:30 when it was just starting to slow down. Yep...we got buried. Didn't lose power though, although it flickered a few times. The plows went by with regularity.
Yesterday dawned cold and cloudy but overall, I didn't think it was near as bad as it could've been, or as bad as the first blizzard we had last year.
It eventually got very sunny and nice out, and the snow already started to melt. I stayed in and did a couple of crafts and cooked a big lunch for Russell. I didn't go out to take any pics till about 4 pm.
I should probably knock that snow off so the tree doesn't break.
Looking down my street.
Also on my street (other direction)
And sunset through the snowy trees.
I am hopeful that this will melt off a bit before we get hit with the next storm. Better yet, I hope this is the only storm we have!
Wow you got a lot of snow!! Stay safe and warm. You also captures some great pictures, as always.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy. I'm so happy it's already melting. We didn't even need our driveway plowed this time.
DeleteI wish it would be the only one for you, but sadly, I don't think it will. Great pix as usual. Love your sunset through the trees - you must have a few of those now.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo!! Well as long as we get a break between storms it's easier to deal with. Last year it felt like it didn't stop snowing for two months. Not just small storms either, major ones. Today it's 45 and everything's starting to melt.
DeleteI felt miserable for you upon viewing these first few pictures, but the second half are glorious. So beautiful. Oh, and the bride below is a beauty too. Congratulations to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteThanks Robyn! Boy were we lucky that storm didn't show up the day of the wedding!
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ReplyDeleteI`m so happy for you that you didn`t lose power, I`m grateful I didn`t either, here in Pa. I measured 34",lovely pictures as usual! love the light through the trees,phyllis
Yeah you guys got slammed down there. It's raining now...you'd never know we had 10" of snow by Sunday morning.
DeleteThose are great pictures, JoJo. I really love how you captured the sun shining through the trees towards the end, too.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, I've already had my fill of snow and I don't need to see any more of it until next year... :)
Thank you Dee!!! I was hoping the sun would be a little bit redder, like the pic I took in early January but oh well. We've had some balmy days though, so a lot of the snow is gone.
DeleteNeat photos. Love the eerie sky behind the house.
ReplyDeleteThanks! The snow's nearly gone now. I'm so happy. It's downright balmy for a late January day.
DeleteWow those are gorgeous pictures especially the sunset through the trees. We were spared most of the storm for once. Stay warm Jojo!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dawn! You were lucky. But it's melting quickly. So far this winter has been way better than last, but Feb. could be bad.
DeleteI think maybe the idea of naming them is to flag up just how many there are, and keep track of the increasing number of freak weather events. Ove here the same storm was called Gertrude, but mostly delivered rain to places that were already so sodden that they had yet more floods- some for the 4th time this winter.
ReplyDeleteClimate change? What climate change?
Anyone who is denying climate change at this point is a complete idiot. I've heard that naming the storms has something to do with insurance. Although it's the Weather Channel that's naming the storms, not any national weather agency.
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