 Even before I left, we had a snow storm..... |
 and this was more snow we got well after the big snowstorm in December |
 In Myrtle Beach, Buffy got to play around at the dog park |
 I did have to protect her from being knocked over by larger dogs |
 She got to 'meet' a lot of other dogs! |
 And she enjoyed all the different sights and sounds |
 Buffy on the beach |
 This was the first Sunday I was there; the only really nice day! |
 Super Bowl Sunday dinner! Yum! |
 When the big blizzard hit at home, I got about 2" of rain! |
 Ever since our carport roof was replaced, the water flows heavily off the front of the side |
 Remember this scene for later |
 Sea gulls standing in the fresh run off water |
 It was very cold and windy |
 The freeze made these funny patterns in the sand |
 The very strong winds had blowing things into the water, including this trash can that was making its way north |
 Feeding the birds, including a large pelican |
 I hung up a bird feeder (and turned the step stool around to the prettier side).... |
 Buffy playing with the small dogs in the dog park |
 We got 3.5 inches of snow in Myrtle Beach -- enough to cancel the marathon.... |
 The snow was on everything except sidewalks, driveways, and streets |
 Buffy wanted to know what all THIS was about!?!?!? |
 Plugging along down the sidewalk sniffing the snow |
 The snow came from the West and stuck to everything |
 Buffy took one look at these snowmen and waddled back in the other direction |
 June's side of the house |
 Eeek, our palmetto trees are squashed |
 More snow in the front of the house than in the back |
 View across the gully in the back to our neighbors' houses |
 See how the snow stuck to the fence |
 These photos are of the snow in the Myrtle Beach State Park |
 It really was stunningly beautiful!! |
 The trees were all bent down from the weight of the snow |
 Like frosting! |
 A little pond with snow stuck on the trees |
 Coming up to the entry gate; trees hanging down in the road |
 This is where we usually park when we go to the beach |
 This is the fresh water runoff stream |
 Snow on the low, wind-stunted trees |
 Looking back to the shop entry to the pier |
 Snow on the trees |
 Snow on the shop and the boardwalk |
 Snow on the boardwalk and the palms |
 Clear parking lot |
 Snow on the beach! |
 Snow on the beach and pier |
 Remember that scene from before where the gulls were standing in the fresh water? With snow! |
 Lots of shells and things on the beach from last night's high tide |
 The snow storm after it went out to sea |
 Loads of people on the beach; far more than I saw any other time |
 Making a snowman on the beach! |
 Storm clouds over the surf |
 Snow on the dunes! |
 Boardwalk and pavillion |
 Boardwalk |
 Couldn't get enough of the clouds |
 Desolate |
 Low wind-pruned trees in snow |
 Clouds breaking up |
 Camera having a difficult time with the contrast on the snow where the sun is breaking through |
 Sun on the ocean |
 Snow on the trees |
 Sun on the ocean |
 View of the barbeque area |
 The sun breaks through |
 Blue skies behind snow covered trees |
 Snow on trees |
 Everyone had cameras and were snapping photos -- the last time they had this much snow was in 2000 |
 Pretty view |
 Ocean, dunes, trees, and snow |
 Once the sun came out, the snow started sliding off the trees |
 The view when you make the turn to the parking lot for the beach |
 The park office with palm trees |
 View again of that little pond with snow on the trees |
 View leaving the park |
 And of course after all that walking -- pancakes plus biscuits and gravy!! |
 These gulls thought I had brought some food and weren't happy that I didn't have anything! |
 .....and neither were their friends!! |
 My agaves are having a hard winter -- frozen and waterlogged |
 My crinums have been killed to the ground; hope they'll be okay |
 Buffy on her couch where she spent 98% of her time.... |
 Very happy with the diningroom and matching hutch/chest |
 Chadbourne 8:30 a.m. Sunday; not a car in sight but the light is red |
 And once I got home...... |
 Look at the snow on top of the bird bath! |
 Icycles everywhere.....as well as very thick ice dams in the gutters |
 The inaccessible shed; the snow is about 2.5' deep all over; VERY hard to walk through |
 Big wave of snow above the deck |
 Don up to his knees in snow |
 Snow down by our laundry room door |
 But Don was smiling to have me home!! |
 Don did a heroic job keeping the driveway clean |
 The RAV is still completely covered in snow |
 Hats on the lamp and bird feeder |
 Cliftonbrook Lane with Emerson to the right |
 The snow at the peak is over 2' tall...... |
 And the last two days we've had flurries.... |