Snowmageddon Revisited

I chose the above picture for this week’s post because it was exactly a year ago today that Washington DC was hit by a blizzard of truly epic proportions, nicknamed “Snowmageddon” by President Obama.

Washington was buried under over 2 feet of snow and basically shut down for several days.   One of the ironies of the moment was that the Winter Olympics were on the verge of opening near Vancouver, and that region was uncharacteristically snow-starved!

The city had an eery feel.  There were no flights in or out.

Roads were impassable as cars were buried within igloos of snow.    

Walking had a wonderfully muffled cadence.

This photograph, one of my favorites, was taken on the day between the two storms,

from behind our home.   I loved the view of the boathouses down towards the new Wilson Bridge.  The days was so clear that Washington Cathedral could be seen

clearly atop Mt St Alban.

We had a real nuisance storm over a week ago that now has the Federal government and other organizations rexamining their dismissal policies. More employees may be asked to shelter in place during future storms.  Now if only PEPCO and the other utilities would find ways

to keep the power functional...that problem is not likely to be fixed any time soon!


The picture below?  Our Irish Setter,Kyle, in his green winter coat, 
finally in a storm in which the snow was taller than he is!   
Enjoy!