The snowpocalypse that meteorologists predicted for the New York City area earlier this week swung everyone into high gear. Subway and bus service (which normally operates 24/7 here) stopped running. Non-essential vehicles were banned from the streets. Schools called a snow day. The Starbucks in my neighborhood was closed.* Clearly the world was coming to an end.
We went to sleep expecting snow to accumulate about two inches per hour overnight and woke up to…about two inches total. It snowed throughout the day on Tuesday, but since the subway was closed, Reggie and I went out to play.
The footprints of the Abominable Snowman or Reggie? You be the judge.
Oh, it’s just Snow-Reggie.
It was a dark and stormy night.
It was odd to see the sidewalks so empty. A little too Vanilla Sky for me.
Cool snow patterns on this wrought iron fence
A subtle hint to carpe diem by shoveling the sidewalks?
More cool snow patterns.
Those lumps of snow are buried cars.
I *heart* snow.
*Thankfully Starbucks opened about 11:00 a.m. I know. I was worried too.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
A prompt from Mama Kat’s Pretty Much World Famous Writer’s Workshop. The prompt I chose was, #2 “A photo journal entry…show us what winter looks like in your town.”
Your photos are amazing, beautifully captured! I love the shot down the street. As for the snowpocalypse… I wish the predictions for our area were wrong (we were hoping after we saw what happened in NYC), but we got over two feet. And it’s snowing again now, supposedly we’ll get another “up to a foot.” It’s fun in a “wow” and sick kind of way, but then you realize there’s all that snow to take care of. For instance, the banks on either side of the driveway are so high I can’t see over them to drive out safely. Reggie would go crazy 🙂
Wow! It sounds like you really got quite a snowfall up there! I guess you won’t be able to post any sunrise photos for a few days.
Gorgeous photos! We got 27 inches here and with the wind half our yard is still exposed grass and the other half has over 5 foot drifts. My kids had fun making tunnels though.
Oof! That snow probably isn’t going anywhere for a while, Darla.
Reggie would love to help your kids dig snow tunnels. 🙂
Love your snow pics! We have gotten so little in Iowa—not that I am complaining, believe me! I am happy without any of the stuff but I am sure it will come. So glad Starbucks opened. That would have been the worst scenario—-no Starbucks!!!!
It was touch and go for a while there, Beth Ann. The neighbors might have mutinied to take over the Starbucks had it not opened by noon. 🙂
Lovely photos! And even better to get a day off for nothing! It must be a very rare thing to have the street to yourself in NY!
After your post this week, I thought you would appreciate the Carpe Diem note on the car window. 🙂
I did! Think I’ll write part two later…
I love your photos of Reggie and NYC in the snow. I’m glad the blizzard was a non-event and you could enjoy the day with Reggie!–Patti
Thanks, Patti! It turned out to be a fun day with no shoveling. 🙂
I love your photos. Some cities look just so enchanted under a snow cover.
I haven’t seen snow like this in decades. They’ve been announcing it for weeks as well. Nothing happened at al. Not even two inches.
I would not have guessed that! Is it unusual for your area to go without snow for so long?
The Swiss “flatland” never sees snow. Some winters it doesn’t even snow ony single day. It’s only the mountain area that is snowy.
Ah, I didn’t realize that. No snow shoveling for you. 🙂
I recently bought Station Eleven. I can’t wait to dig in after I finish my current book, Nora Webster.
Reggie looks almost a bit worried.
Reggie would only worry if I ran out of treats for him to eat. 🙂
Gorgeous photos, Jackie. Reggie is too adorable in his sweater and harness. Watching this storm unfold on the news (they always act like it’s going to be terrible, and like it’s never happened before, don’t they?) I was hit with a bit of nostalgia for a good Nor’easter. There’s something so nice about the way a good snow-in just stops all commerce and makes it perfectly okay to do nothing more than shovel the walk and drink hot chocolate.
Before long I had to turn off the weather forecasts. The meteorologists had everyone worked up into quite a lather.
Suddenly I didn’t have to go to work and I’d been given the gift of time. I felt so free! it turned out to be such a lovely day.
I love all of your photos. They’re so well composed. Reggie is a pooch who wears snow very well. He looks so stoic in these shots, doing his best to hide his goofball side as if he’s the Stonewall Jackson of spaniels. And all happy, pampered pooches have their goofball side, right? At my Grind, I knew if I didn’t come in on Tuesday, I’d have to forfeit a vacation day and I didn’t want to do that. Because I have an easy commute, and I knew we were open, I went to work. Only one manager and me made it in. On Wednesday, I was informed that my loyalty points are translating into getting an extra day’s pay in my next paycheck. Nice!
You are a very dedicated employee. 🙂 I’m glad that you were justly rewarded. Now you can spend the extra shekels at Milton’s next choice musical.
Several years ago I was in New York when it was announced that a huge blizzard was going to hit the city. My sister and I immediately went to Central Park to watch. We loved it! Coming from a sub tropical climate a snow storm was just about as exciting as you could get. We played in the snow for a while and then walked home. I somehow missed my footing and slid on my belly all the way across Madison Ave…what fun! The next morning we awoke to a complete white out. It was all great until the snow turned to dirty slush.
What a terrific story, Debra! I’m glad you had so much fun the the snow.
After all these years, I never get tired of watching the snow fall. It’s magical and enchanting. And to see how excited Reggie gets when he bounds through the snow drifts makes me feel like a little kid. 🙂
Great photographs. So pretty. I’m very grateful we didn’t get as much as predicted. Stay warm!
I’m glad we were spared the brunt of the storm, but it is so much fun to watch Reggie leap through the snow banks like a deer.
Such lovely photos, Jackie! I especially like the third one. Didn’t Long Island get two feet of snow?
Glad you had to shovel two inches rather than 2 feet.
Thank you, Carole! All told, we ended up with about 6 inches by the time the storm ended. Small potatoes compared to the snow totals up near Boston. I think they had 2 feet. That’s a lot of shoveling!
Jackie: I love the photographs – especially the one of Carpe Diem traced on the car. Your weather is a sharp contrast to what we experience in the desert. Sun behind the mountains and flip-flops in the middle of “winter” – I enjoyed the season through your montage and glad that the “blizzard” didn’t prevent you from snapping some memorable shots.
I’m so glad that I was able to give you a taste of winter, Rudri. All of the enjoyment and none of the shoveling. 🙂
Beautiful photos! I can’t pick a favourite. Love Reggie’s expression in that first photo of him – says it all!
Wish we had some snow . . . having a sweltering summer here.
Reggie loves the snow. He leaps around through the large drifts like a deer.
Here’s hoping that your summer heat lets up soon. Do you get much snow in the winter?
Wow, so beautiful! A ‘snow day’ is just the best kind of day off, especially with a trip to Starbucks thrown in.
It was wonderful — one of those days when everything is quiet and no one is expecting much from you. Perfect. 🙂
I’m sorry for the northeast–it’s been hit so hard! Being worried about Starbucks being closed was hilarious. Whew. At least we have that.
It was such a relief when the Starbucks reopened. 😉
Thanks for your kind words.
Not Starbucks! lol
Your photos of your day are lovely!
Thank you! And thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for the photos! Reminded me of my NYC childhood blizzard filled days. 🙂
I’m glad you enjoyed them, Dee. Have a lovely weekend.
Beautiful photos! And I love Reggie! I think he would get along with my Cobbler doggie 😉
I bet he would! And Reggie loves anyone with a pocket full of treats. 🙂
I’m laughing because something similar happens down here in Texas when they predict, as they call it a “rain event”. Most of the time we get less than an inch!
A “rain event?” I’ve not heard that term before. I assume it’s somewhere between a thunderstorm and a drizzle. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Tina!
Your photos are gorgeous and Reggie could not be more adorable. Loved looking at your winter since ours has been MIA.
I’d be happy to ship some of our winter to you. 🙂 Thank you for including my post as one of your weekly favorites!
Oh Reggie looks so handsome! Loved seeing the snow picks. It hardly ever snows here and I kinda miss it. Not the shoveling and then the gray sludge, but freshly fallen snow is so special.
It is! I never get over how lovely it is when it’s falling. Just magical. And being able to see it through Reggie’s excitement only makes it more wonderful.
Gorgeous pictures! And so fun to see Reggie make a good appearance.
Thanks, Nina. I hope winter hasn’t been too harsh for you.
Beautiful photographs, Jackie, and I love your Reggie. What fun!
With Reggie, snow days certainly are lots of fun. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Love the photography, Jackie! Glad the snowpocalyse didn’t come to fruition, but woo wee — all those other eastern states getting hammered week after week after week. I clearly am happy to live in a warm climate right now. But Reggie sure did look adorable with all that white stuff!
Reggie loves the winter. The cold and snow don’t seem to bother him in the least. I wish I could say the same! I’m counting down until spring. 🙂
I loved No-pocalypse, as I called it. My roommates and I had mulled wine and played board games the night before. The next day, I thought the snowy cars were mountains of heavy snowfall! Alas, they were not. Still, it was a fun day off.
The night before the neighborhood bars and restaurants were full. Everyone was happy to have a get-out-of-work card. What a great snow day. Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you for the beautiful photos of the city and your pup! I was 13 and living in the northern tip of Manhattan in April 1982. Every morning I would take the train down to W 96th to meet my friend, Diana. We would walk across Central Park together to our school. One April day, no different from any other, I got on the A train at 200th/Dyckman. When I emerged from the subway at 96th, there was a blizzard. In April! No school, and we got to drink hot chocolate, eat bagels, and listen to Beatles albums at her place all day. Still a great memory!
My mom’s story from that day was of walking up the 200+ steps of Fort Tryon Park to the Cloisters. No snow when starting out, but blizzard conditions by the time she got to the top!
Snow days are still wonderful, even when you’re all grown up. It’s like someone hit the pause button in al the usual hustle and bustle.
All those steps up to the Cloisters are no joke! 🙂 Thank you for sharing your winter memories.
I love your posts. Really, I do.
We were actually on LI for #blizzard2015. Isla was impressed, Neil less so.
It was a bit of a letdown after all the hype, wasn’t it?
But I hope Neil showed Isla how to make her first snow angel. 😉
Reggie is *so* handsome! I enjoyed the walk in your winter wonderland. The snowy fence picture is my favorite.
I just love the patterns the snow made on the fence too. Snowfall can be so magical because it draws my attention to things that I often pass without noticing
Reggie is so cute! Not only it is hard for us, the dogs must get used to the climate as well. Sometimes I think that animals are more adaptable than people, though 🙂
Reggie loves the cold weather. It certainly makes the snow much more enjoyable for me to see him bound through the drifts like a giddy child. What joy! Thanks for stopping by.