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Winter of 2009-2010 snow storms

This has been a record breaking season. The first storm arrived on Dec 18th and there was enough snow to change our travel plans.

After a few relatively smaller storms, we had a whopper of storm starting Feb 5th, that dumped over two feet of snow and paralyzed Washington DC.

As if this were not enough the previous storm was quickly follwed by another major one that began on the afternoon of Feb 9th and is promising went on through Feb 10th. We had not even dug ourselves out of the previous storm completely.
The wind howls in the backyard
The wind howls in the backyard		 Icicles
Icicles		 Separation
Separation		 Encased in snow
Encased in snow		 A tomb of dirty snow and ice
A tomb of dirty snow and ice		 Good luck launching your boat!
Good luck launching your boat!		 Snow covered lake
Snow covered lake
No chance of taking a walk today
No chance of taking a walk today		 Drive through Black Hill park
Drive through Black Hill park		 Gingerbread houses with icing on top
Gingerbread houses with icing on top		 Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland		 Feb 10th - Not again! A blizzard!
Feb 10th - Not again! A blizzard!		 Nearing whiteout conditions
Nearing whiteout conditions		 In the middle phase of the storm
In the middle phase of the storm
Neighbor's homes disappear
Neighbor's homes disappear		 As the snowfall dies down
As the snowfall dies down		 The challenge that lies ahead
The challenge that lies ahead		 Watching the snow from the garage
Watching the snow from the garage		 Accumulation
Accumulation		 Mailboxes vanishing slowly
Mailboxes vanishing slowly		 Ice pattern
Ice pattern
A sign of life
A sign of life		 Turning tail - defeated by the deep snow!
Turning tail - defeated by the deep snow!		 Gingerbread home with icing on top
Gingerbread home with icing on top		 Beautiful early morning light
Beautiful early morning light		 Buried in the snow
Buried in the snow		 The hawk in the backyard
The hawk in the backyard		 Covering a shrub in the garden
Covering a shrub in the garden
Giant icicles
Giant icicles		 Iced in
Iced in		 Time to work on the white stuff again
Time to work on the white stuff again		 Cul-de-sac was plowed at night
Cul-de-sac was plowed at night		 Working around the car
Working around the car		 Icicle shadows
Icicle shadows		 Like a postcard
Like a postcard
Muscles
Muscles		 The girls
The girls		 Glistening
Glistening		 Once again clearing a path to the front door.
Once again clearing a path to the front door.		 A moment to rest
A moment to rest		 After massive snowstorm through Feb 5th night
After massive snowstorm through Feb 5th night		 Nasty aftermath
Nasty aftermath
Not a typical suburban scene
Not a typical suburban scene		 The satellite dish
The satellite dish		 An impressive pile of snow on the railing
An impressive pile of snow on the railing		 Beginning to work on the driveway
Beginning to work on the driveway		 A pile of snow in front of the garage door
A pile of snow in front of the garage door		 Looking at a non-existent driveway
Looking at a non-existent driveway		 The disappearing mailboxes
The disappearing mailboxes
Dealing with over 2 feet of snow
Dealing with over 2 feet of snow		 Working both sides of the driveway
Working both sides of the driveway		 Women at work
Women at work		 Neighbors walk over to help
Neighbors walk over to help		 A community effort
A community effort		 Patio furniture - a pile over 2 feet deep
Patio furniture - a pile over 2 feet deep		 Blue skies the next morning
Blue skies the next morning
A pretty sight in the morning light
A pretty sight in the morning light		 A beautiful morning
A beautiful morning		 Snowplow blocked our entire driveway overnight
Snowplow blocked our entire driveway overnight		 White brown and blue
White brown and blue		 After clearing driveway once again
After clearing driveway once again		 McDonald Chapel road
McDonald Chapel road		 A layer of ice on the road
A layer of ice on the road
A quiet beauty
A quiet beauty		 Digging out in the neighborhood
Digging out in the neighborhood		 Back streets
Back streets		 Pretty in white
Pretty in white		 Rugged beauty
Rugged beauty		 A loaded car
A loaded car		 Evergreen bent over
Evergreen bent over
Finally a path to the front door
Finally a path to the front door		 Blue skies
Blue skies		 Derby
Derby		 Feb 2nd winter night scene
Feb 2nd winter night scene		 A peaceful scene
A peaceful scene		 Heavy deposit on 3rd morning
Heavy deposit on 3rd morning		 Crape Myrtle
Crape Myrtle
Draped in white
Draped in white		 After a little bit of wet snow
After a little bit of wet snow		 A collection of snow
A collection of snow		 White trees
White trees		 More white trees
More white trees		 Random winter scene
Random winter scene		 Bald eagles on a snowy morning
Bald eagles on a snowy morning
Red on white
Red on white		 A winter scene
A winter scene		 Surreal scene across the ice covered lake
Surreal scene across the ice covered lake		 Between Sunshine and shade
Between Sunshine and shade		 Early January - After some light snow
Early January - After some light snow		 Snow blowing off the trees
Snow blowing off the trees		 The wind whips up the light snow
The wind whips up the light snow
Seneca Creek at Riffle Ford Road
Seneca Creek at Riffle Ford Road		 Shoveling in the early phase of the December storm
Shoveling in the early phase of the December storm		 Dealing with the nasty stuff
Dealing with the nasty stuff		 More womanpower thrown at the problem
More womanpower thrown at the problem		 Taking a temporary break in the back of the Subaru
Taking a temporary break in the back of the Subaru		 Festive doorway through the falling snow
Festive doorway through the falling snow		 Early accumulations
Early accumulations
The cul-de-sac
The cul-de-sac		 Blowing snow
Blowing snow		 Blazing a path through the snow
Blazing a path through the snow		 Icicles
Icicles		 Accumulation
Accumulation		 Behind the house
Behind the house		 Snowy scene through the window
Snowy scene through the window
The next morning
The next morning		 Two days later
Two days later

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Alain Dejeans06-Mar-2010 16:10
Great gallery, great diversity of winter photography, great reportage!
John Cravatta15-Feb-2010 13:53
I enjoyed viewing your gallery! Thanks for sharing!
Lawrence Roffee12-Feb-2010 00:04
Nice photos. I am enjoying seeing other Pbasers record of the snow in the DC area. I am in Gaithersburg. Here are the photos.http://www.pbase.com/roffee/2010
Hugh Rooney11-Feb-2010 16:19
That's a lot of snow.I can better the previous comments...Dublin had 3 cms of snow on Jan 1st and it closed down.VV...Nice gallery...Love the white stuff
Arjayphotography10-Feb-2010 19:11
That's really quite amazing. Here in London we have 4 inches and it literally closes down the city, the buses stop working, trains stop, people just don't go to work :-)
Inal10-Feb-2010 03:57
I heard it on the radio today that we had total of 60 inches so far this year (((
Peter 10-Feb-2010 01:10
am I happy I do not live there.Here in Cape Town we have 25 c ,the sea is calm and clear and the garden green all year around.Here people surf and BBQ don't showel snow.much better !
Long Bach Nguyen10-Jan-2010 07:45
wow, this showed how much snow you received in December. I am glad to see you are warm and bundle up for the hard work.
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