Snowmageddon '10

This was day 1, Saturday

I took these pictures from the second story window, I was too chicken to go outside. You can see how heavy the snow was, by how the tree branches are sagging under it's weight. M went out twice to shovel but since we only have one shovel what was I to do? I manned the teakettle and supplied a steaming cup of cafe press coffee to my shoveler. We watched Groundhog Day, the perfect snowed in movie, made chocolate chip cookies with almonds and coconut and went to an impromptu potluck next door.



Day 2, Sunday
We and all the other neighbors on the block spent hours digging out our cars. Then we bundled up and ventured outside, the sun was shining and reflecting off of the pristine snow. The streets weren't clear and a few crazy people decided to drive, but they were getting stuck all over the place. I wanted to go sledding but alas we just went for a two hour walk. Wyman Park Dell appeared to be the sledding spot for the neighborhood but many sidewalks were still piled high with snow and we had to fight to get there walking through 3 feet of snow at times, and against all common sense I suddenly threw myself into a snowdrift with a little "Wheee!" sound. It was cold but worth it, except M just thought I lost my footing and fell down.



Day 3
We walked to Charles Village Pub, a small joint for locals and JHU students, as driving still wasn't a very good idea. We had dinner and saw a weather update predicting more snow! We walked home and debated on whether to hit up the grocery, but as my feet were numb we decided against it.



It was really neat to see our neighbors shoveling their walks, digging out their cars, and walking from place to place. It really feels like a neighborhood. People don't move around much in winter and it has been pretty sleepy around here.



Day 4
We made an early trek to the supermarket around the corner, it was crowded with people and cars in the parking lot. Eggs and milk were nowhere to be found but we picked up some other necessities and took a rather circuitous route home due to alleys and streets blocked by mountains of snow. The weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow is pretty bleak, the prediction is 12-18 inches of more snow! It is falling as I type this in fat heavy snowflakes that are already clinging to the sidewalk and cars. I heard that this winter may break the total snow accumulation record for the region.
I'm starting to get cabin fever already.