Too Little Too Late

This is the snow I wanted to have for Christmas but didn't get.  

Yesterday, we had our first snow fall.  Unfortunately it did not last long but it was pretty to see coming down. By morning the snow had melted away and when getting in my car the doors were sticking a little.   I think we're going to have a brutal winter. Perhaps another "Snowmagedon" like in 2010.  I wouldn't mind being snowed in a few days (wink).

Snow at Christmas

Essential? A nice touch? or A pipe dream?

Funny I should post this today.  I just looked out the window and it is snowing.  We're not expected to get much, (only a couple of inches) but it is a nice touch. 

I love having snow at Christmas.  Not too much where it's difficult for folks to get around.  Just enough to make everything look pretty.  Last year my wish finally came true.  We got a lot of snow early in December and it stayed well into the holidays. It didn't melt  before Christmas as it normally does.  Usually we don't see much snow until January or February - sometimes March.   

If we could get a nice dusting like today for Christmas, I would be a very happy camper.

Blizzard 2010 - Progress

When the snow finally stopped it was said that we received a total of 40" of snow.  Many of the roads are passable, but barely.  You have to watch out for lanes quickly merging into one and there not being any leadways off ramps of highways to the streets and vic-verse.   In the city, they had to revert to dumping snow into the Baltimore Inner Harbor. And near the airport, they are using a machine that melts the snow and another machine that's used to flatten snow at ski resorts.
The parking lot of my apartment complex looks fantastic.  They have been working day and night since Saturday.  Yesterday they brought in a couple of bob-cats, and a dump truck to clear away as much snow as they can.  See.

(Some folks never even bothered to dig out their cars, so they're still covered)

What snow they didn't take away, they made huge mountains on the lawns.

I cannot wait for all of this snow to go.  I have never been more ready for spring.  We should have some awsome blooms this year from all this water.

Winter Storm of 2010

There is so much snow.  We received between 25" to 3 feet, breaking the record of 2003.  And there's talk about another snow storm heading this way from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday afternoon.  To pass the time I grabbed my digital camera and took some pictures from my balcony.

Some branches broke from the trees as a result of heavy snow.  I'm always praying that those trees don't fall on my building. 

This is one of the side streets that takes me to the main roads.  When I moved here nearly 11 years ago you couldn't even see the homes across the road. That's how many trees we've lost due to bad weather.

And here's a view of the parking lot from the bedroom window.

It may not look like it but maintenance did a good job considering all the snow that fell.  You can actually see the street.