Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Oaks' Snow

It's the Blizzard of 2015!
*Deering Oaks in an afternoon snow.
Here's your vocabulary lesson for the today.
Crippling.
Catastrophic.
Death.
Violent.
Ya, we're being pounded.
Harmful.
Costly.
Misfortune.
Momentous.
Deplorable.
Calamity.
Dire.
Disastrous.
Local weather reports have been using all of these words since yesterday to help prepare us for this snow.
Blockbuster.
Ruinous.
Woeful.
Harmful.
Tragic.
Devastating.
Heartbreaking.
However, this morning the estimates of snow accumulation have been reduced a bit. The Blizzard of 2013 brought us somewhere in the vicinity of 31.5 inches out here. Things won't be that DIRE today and tomorrow, but the driving wind is the KILLER.
Anyway, we're a hearty bunch up here in the Northeast.
We'll survive.
But please pass the Thesaurus!

23 comments:

  1. Some places on the East Coast have had more than their share of snow this year so you should
    count your blessings
    thank your luck stars
    be thankful
    that your area has been spared a blizzard!!

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  2. I've been hearing some of those words on the news reports all the way down here. Those news people really do make good use of the thesaurus, don't they? Your photo today is fantastic. I love that single person looking quite at home in the wintery scene.

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  3. I'm sure there have been some panicky weather forecasters saying, "this might well turn into a Donner Party situation."

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  4. Cue the stocked woodpile, pantry, and liquor cabinet.....

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  5. Bit of a bummer. I was expecting much more from this storm!

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  6. oh, they do like to add some flavor to the forecast, don't they? :)

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  7. Well it wouldn't be nearly so newsworthy if it was just a bad storm.. newsreaders have to make their jobs more exciting somehow :)

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  8. The media always likes to exaggerate. Looks beautiful.

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  9. I liked the report I heard on the radio from NYC this morning: "We're all gonna die! But tomorrow the subway will run as usual." :-)

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  10. If I were you, I'd ask to pass the stew, instead. (Out here, your coming storm was billed as "possibly the worst in recorded history." These days, the media thinks their primary job is to whip the world into a state of hysteria.)

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  11. CNN was covering it like a hurricane with reporters everywhere. There was Anderson Cooper in NYC talking about SNOW when there was barely a flake visible in the air. Hysteria is the word! Stay warm.

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  12. Ha, ha! Practically doomsday at the door...

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  13. You'll survive
    But I thrive
    On warmth -
    Where the sun
    Is always free...
    Where I can drive
    Upon the sand
    And dive
    Into the sea
    Blessed by a
    Sunny golden glow
    Where there's
    Never any snow!

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  14. Glad to read that it was not as hard as announced . I like your picture !

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  15. Truly, snowmageddon! I had to check your blog today to make sure you survived the massive accumulations of snow on your roof, around your ears, up to your nose (at least). Ah, and you've not blown away. Next, of course, you must face massive flooding. How lucky we are that the weather guessers warn us! Otherwise, we'd surely perish.

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  16. Yeah, but did you hear that new word of weather words? It's no longer a Nor'easter, but a "Bombagenesis"!!! The media is crazy with their hype...
    Is it possible that you actually drove to Deering Oaks TODAY??

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  17. I'm still trying to figure out when they starting naming these winter storms like they do with hurricanes!

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  18. I watched the CBS Evening News tonight and they singled out Portland as getting a pretty big hit from this storm. But, you guys are hearty.

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  19. You have been capturing some amazing images lately. Great eye Birdman.

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  20. Love your vocabulary lesson. While it is a snowstorm, understand it isn't as serious as the weather people thought. From your photo, I would say it looks like a normal winter day in South Dakota. Fortunately this storm missed us. Hope you are able to dig out without any trouble. The rule of thumb is, "When blizzards hit, just stay home."

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  21. I like the composition of this photo.
    On the other hand I am not very good at COLD days, so my message is KEEP WARM.

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