Oh, what a contrast!
I was poking through my photo archives the other day, looking in vain for a picture of a fajita (darn it, I KNOW I took one! I just can't find it!), I came across some pictures from last February.
Would you believe I took this on February 12th of last year??
So, February 12th, 2009:
and February 12th, 2010:
(The snow is SO deep, I didn't feel like trudging all the way down to the actual pier to take a picture!)
Soo, this year, instead of walking around in flip flips, we're sliding down the hill in saucers.
The pier is around the bend...a ways around the bend, actually, so there's no fear of saucering right into the water!
The snow is beautiful, to be sure, but I'm not going to be at all sad when spring rolls around. 😉
Wow! That is quite the contrast! I agree - snow is nice, but spring will be a welcome sight!
Both sets of pictures are lovely in very different ways.
I am sure you have posted already and I have forgotten it... what area of the country do you live in?
I am just worried about the boats and docks that were left in the water. Nobody leaves boats in the water in the winter here in the midwest because the ice can be so destructive.
I'm on the East Coast, in the DelMarVa area. The water here rarely even gets a thin coating of ice on it, because we don't have freezing temperatures for days on end. Even now the water isn't frozen solid. It is more frozen than usual though, so I wonder if the boats will be damaged.
You don't take the docks out of the water in the winter where you live, do you??
Absolutely. Most docks I know about are pulled up for the winter. Docks around here aren't those nice big poles you have there. They tend to be floating docks or pipe docks that are designed to be removed and stored.
The destructive power of ice is to be respected and we have ice more years than not. I have friends and family who have boats in MI and WI and the weekend where you pull the boats and docks is a big deal.
Lots of people are ice skating this time of year in the same place that they were boating in the summer. Maybe this is a great opportunity to teach your kids how to skate! Just kidding - don't go out on ice unless you know it can support your weight... though it only takes a few inches of ice to be safe to skate on.
Oh, I see. I was wondering how you pulled up a dock with deep wooden pilings! lol
The ice here is definitely not thick enough to skate on...we have to go to ice rinks in this area if we want to skate.
I'm with you. Spring can't get here fast enough.
Yep...I'm anxious to see my feet again! I only see them in the shower...otherwise, they are always covered in socks and slippers. lol
Oh, dear flip-flops...one day, I will wear you again!
Oh I love the contrasts! Unreal how much snow you guys have... hope it all melts very soon!
Oh- that's hilarious Kristen! Because here in the pacific northwest, we've had the opposite! Tons of snow the past two winters- roof cave-ins and everything, and this year has been completely mild. Yesterday was 50 degrees and sunny. Beautiful! But, we could still get a good March snowstorm, I'm sure....
And it's the same cause on both cases: an unusually active el Nino. It's almost ironic that Vancouver is suffering a lack of snow although I doubt the Olympic organizers appreciate that irony. Poor guys.
Wow! That's so much snow...last February was nice and warm. I was pregnant and I remember being able to take some lovely leisurely afternoon walks! No chance of that now.
How close to the pier do you actually live? It looks beautiful!
It's just down at the end of our street, so about a block away. Our neighborhood borders the water, though of course we don't live waterfront...that's too much money for us! lol But we have water access, which is nice.
And the hill going down to the pier is perfect for sledding...it never, ever gets plowed because no one lives down there.
Two different kinds of beautiful.
COLD!! 🙂 What lovely photos.
Kristen,
Your photos were making me shiver. Seriously. I think that's a sign to get off the couch and start moving my body. Even if it's just to fold laundry and do dishes. At least I have a good audio book.
Katy Wolk-Stanley
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without."
I'm in the Delmarva area!! In the mar, but very close to the del. I grew up 3 miles from the state line.
Where do you go to church? I go to Providence Presbyterian in Salisbury.
After looking at your picture again I decided we don't have hills. I am guessing you live in more northern Delaware.
We got 6, or 7 inches of snow in Augusta. It was incredible...We NEVER get snow like that. In fact, I've lived here for 6 years, and in that time we've only gotten flurries. It was fun for the first couple of days, but by day 3, I was ready for the ice and slush to be gone already. I hope it snows again before Spring.
It is a small world. We have the same contrast going on here (indiana). Last feb. 10th it was seventy degrees here (a fluke) and now we are under a foot or so of snow.
Can't wait to see the little greens of my flower garden popping from the bare ground, or to smell a hard rain. I'll even take the mud at this point. I keep telling myself 2 more weeks...
You are getting all of our snow. In Connecticut, we have just a bit of snow across the street. Our yard is almost completely green.
I know what you mean! One year ago today the high was a whopping 79F with a low of only 46F. Today? High of 49F with a low of 30F. I'll also be glad when this is all over. I'm sick of snow.