The Day it Snowed Up

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5th--It started to snow in the late afternoon and it snowed overnight. We were expecting a lot of snow and it delivered. This clip showed what it looked like as the storm began.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6th--This is a picture of the snow on the rail in the backyard. It began to fall then froze in place creating a snow sculpture.

As the storm ended the sunset was visible for a few moments.

It was great to see the snow plow.

Wendy with Matthew in the Watson's driveway.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7th--The sun was out. It was crisp and beautiful. Cal, Stephen, Wendy, Alison, Drew, Sydney and I went for a walk down the park near our house. We came across this car which had been stuck since Friday night when it slid off of the road (going down toward the disc golf area of the park) when trying to avoid hitting a tree that fell across the road.

Sydney and Alison sledding.

Almost pulled out!

One neighbor's very tall bushes flattened out over their driveway. The driveway is in the middle of this picture.

The whole neighborhood came out to shovel.

These are the icicles on our house just outside the back door. I couldn't actually get outside to take the picture. There was too much snow so I got it open a crack and put the camera out the door to take the picture.

FEBRUARY 10th. That brings us to today--another blizzard warning. It snowed down, right, left and yes--UP! Another 10 inches or so. It is nice to be in a warm house.

We've now set the record for the snowiest winter in recorded history for this area.

This and That

Thomas is showing off his new jacket two days before he started the Police Academy. The facial hair is gone and he has survived the first couple of weeks of hard labor. Last Saturday he "volunteered" to swim in the Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park (the Chesapeake Bay right next to the Bay Bridge). The high that day was about 20 degrees, it was snowing and their was a brisk wind. He began to feel his toes again after a couple of days. He's been working VERY HARD and we are proud of him.

This our backyard at about 10:00 a.m on February 6th. It snowed about 8 inches more after this picture.

Stephen and Wendy lost their power so we went over to pick them up. This is in Old Greenbelt near their apartment. For those of you familar with the area this Crescent Rd. just above the Roosevelt Center (the Bejing Restaurant). The only cars out were snow plows and large pieces of equipment to remove downed trees. They were all keeping very busy. The lumps you can see on both sides are parked cars, completely covered.