Like many OSers in the Middle Atlantic and New England states we had our share of snow yesterday!
Around 9:00 last night the power went off and it was not restored until 3:15 this afternoon. I had the generator cranked up at 9 this morning and kept it running until the power was back on.
Around 2:00 I took the camera out and shot a number of shots around the place and down the road where the reservoir dam is located. The NYSEG electric truck carried the crew that restored the power. There are still tens of thousands still without power as I write this and with luck a good many of them will be reconnected by this evening. The scale of the power outages seems to mirror what happened when the tropical storm that started as Hurrican Irene blew through here at the end of August.
I have a few hours of clean up left tomorrow and the local schools are closed due to power problems and some roads still not totally cleared.
Below you'll see a variety of branches knocked down by the weight of the snow, plus fall colors as contrasted by the white snow, a deer that was in our woods, and general bucolic scenes all taken today.
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:-) / R
But I'd say it was worth those pictures, John. Thanks
Hey, up North here we had a beautiful sunny day. Sorry for the damage but you're right, the latter pics are bucolic. The shot with the oak leaves, superb. Thanks for the photos.
But, its those green leaves you took that just had me amazed at the snow in that picture and the following pictures.
Those lake shots. Gorgeous. Wonderful photography!
Diana, I felt the same way about the leaves. Usually the only leaves left are brownish oak leaves when the snow falls at a more normal time in winter. This freakish storm was combined with so many more colors of foliage on the ground. Thank you for the kind words!
Miguela, the cold gets tiring fairly quickly and summer is basically my favorite season these days! Thanks for the great comment!
Marlene, I heard one prediction that calls for an especially cold and wet winter--not something I am looking forward to! Thank you for the compliment and nice thoughts!
Zanelle, we did have an odd October storm in '87 that I remember well, but it does point towards climate change in my opinion. Of course, if the winter was going to be warmer around here that would be quite a different story however that's not what we're seeing lately when one looks at recent winters in this region. Thanks for your great comment!
Scarlett, from what I know of the storm it followed much of the coast and spared points farther north such as where you are which was fortunate for you! Thank you for the nice comment!
M. C., the timing is something we see infrequently. I'd love to have the season get the snow over with early, but I know that's not the way it will work! Thanks for your kind words!
Mango, normally there would be ice on the reservoirs here when the snow is also present, but here we have no ice, fall colors, and the snow all combined. Thanks very much for the compliment and nice comment!
Just great!!
HUGGGGGGGGGG
Snippy, what a world of difference--the temperature here might go down to 19 degrees and it's AC type of weather where you are! I'll trade you some snow for a bit of the heat you have there! Thank you for the nice comment!
Oryoki Bowl, I am so attached to this region that I don't think I could leave it even though the winters can be tough most of the time. I am especially fond of the old walls, too! Thanks for your nice thoughts!
Linda, I was concerned that the snow would clean the leaves off those tree that still had foliage but so many leaves had staying power and hung on. Thank you for the great comment!
♥R