The Blizzard of 2006!

My brother and I had been complaining for months about how the weather in New York has been so mild this winter - little did we know that February 11th would bring one of gnarliest storms ever!!

26.9 inches of snow fell in New York City - the most since at least 1869, when records started being kept. It was spookily surreal to wake up on Sunday morning and look out onto the street to see a blanket of white. After donning multiple layers and my super-puffy warm winter coat, I went for a walk around the neighbourhood to see what was going on.

Lots of people were out walking, mostly with smiles or bemused looks on their faces; kids were making snowmen in Madison Square Park as dogs ran around barking frantically. Lord knows what happened to all the squirrels in the park - the poor things must have frozen to death!!

Below are some pictures we took on Sunday. Unfortunately it wasn't long before the novelty wore off and the snow became a nuisance - it started turning to slush on Monday and didn't disappear completely for about a week and a half - but, for a precious day or two, Manhattan was turned into a winter wonderland. Just the kind of weather I had been waiting for!