Saturday, Jan 30, 2010 brought a VERY RARE visitor to Ocean City and lot’s of it. It was very beautiful and a sight to see! Located with warmer ocean and bay water temperatures on both sides, we often get rain due to above freezing temperatures in the winter. This time, Mother Nature shoved some chilly freezing temperatures on us and the result was my guess 8 or 9 inches of soft white snow. The wind was fairly light, so it didn’t drift too much. I did experience drifts of 2 and 3 foot around the house here. The snow shovel (used very rarely) had been retrieved from the storage shed and had been propped up against the outside of the door. Unfortunately the breeze blew it over and now it was somewhere under 2 foot of snow drift. After a minute or two of probing around in the fluffy snow i retrieved the snow shovel from it’s hiding place buried in the snow.
The street was still quite passable as there were only about 3 or 4 inches of snow at this time of the day. Only a few cars had ventured out on this side street, but the snow was still falling as darkness approached. I wasn’t sure what to expect come morning, but was surely pleased that my schedule didn’t require me to motor about in the car. Temperatures were in the mid twenties and seemed to indicate they would stay in the lower 20 degree range throughout the night as light snow continued to filter down from the sky. I am unsure of whether the streets would be plowed come morning. Fortunately tomorrow is Saturday so there isn’t any demand on residents to get to work.
Snow Laden Evergreen - Ocean City
doesn’t get any better than this. Just imagine yourself being in the Swiss Alps ? Everywhere is a Winter Wonderland! It makes one think about a winter fireplace crackling in the corner and a view like this outside your window. So serene and calm a scene. Fodder for an Artist I suppose. Bring your easel and paint brush and let your talents flow. It won’t last long however, so this digital image will provide memories for many many years.
Walking Path to Car Shoveled Ocean City
Progress has been made with a path now shoveled from the door to the driveway and car door. This beautiful snow isn’t so beautiful when it requires one to move it to enable a clear walking path through it. At least I believe my exercise should be sufficient for the day. Fortunately the snow was light and dry making the task somewhat easier.
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