We are BURIED

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with J. Philip Faranda (J. Philip R.E. LLC) Westchester County NY License # 49FA1074963

Wow. Westchester County and the surrounding areas are buried with snow. There must be 2 feet of the stuff outside in my yard. What's more, the trees are FULL of the stuff, as if it were glued to them. It is creating a scene like none I can recall. Briarcliff Manor DPW has been by plowing the roads all day. They have to be exhausted.

The 15 foot hedge in my back year is now bent over the 5 foot wood pile, completely obscuring it to the naked eye. Do you see any firewood in this photo below? I don't.

 View of my Rear Yard

Tree branches that were 8 feet above the ground are now touching it.

Tree branches weighed down by snow

My neighbor's evergreen limbs could not stand the weight of snow and ice- at least 6 fell to the ground with loud cracks we heard inside our home. They must weigh hundreds of pounds, because our fence us smashed in at least 2 places. Other parts of the fence appear to have "hedges" bordering them that weren't there yesterday. Those are near fallen limbs too.

Fallen limbs

Still, we are dug out. The cleared out front walk gives perspective.

Deep snow in Briarcliff

Hey! If I'm dug out that means I'm open for business. But you can search for homes nice and warm with a free Listingbook account until you are ready to get out and look.

Comments (12)

Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

I really dread the clean-up from this mess come Spring.  I know I've lost some hedges.  The snow plow plowed up some cobble stones. 

Not looking forward to all that work when the weather warms up.

Feb 26, 2010 05:18 AM
J. Philip Faranda
J. Philip Faranda (J. Philip R.E. LLC) Westchester County NY - Briarcliff Manor, NY
Broker-Owner

Well, I've lost part of my fence. I can't wait until Spring to fix it either, because 4 kids and 1 dog won't wait that long!

Feb 26, 2010 05:31 AM
Morgan Evans
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

One of the best things about living in a big apartment building is not dealing with the joys of owning a home when there is a snow storm. 

Feb 26, 2010 11:27 AM
Susan Neal
RE/MAX Gold, Fair Oaks - Fair Oaks, CA
Fair Oaks CA & Sacramento Area Real Estate Broker

Well it may be a real nuisance for you to deal with, but it sure looks pretty (at least from afar, here in California).

Feb 26, 2010 02:29 PM
Joshua Zargari
MJ Decorators Workshop LI staging and home decorating - Lynbrook, NY
MJ Decorators Workshop

My sympathy

Feb 26, 2010 10:06 PM
Bill Gassett
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate

Yikes that is a lot of snow. Could not have happened to a better Yankee fan:)

Feb 26, 2010 11:17 PM
J. Philip Faranda
J. Philip Faranda (J. Philip R.E. LLC) Westchester County NY - Briarcliff Manor, NY
Broker-Owner

Joshua- given the warm exotic places you post such nice photos of, I have to admit I'm a little jealous.

Bill- this is for you:

27-Time World Champion Snowman

Feb 26, 2010 11:26 PM
Eileen Hsu
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

Super cool photos, I am sure the little ones are jumping up and down for snowman!

Feb 27, 2010 07:34 AM
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

lovely photos and I am so glad that it is your turn in NY this week - we had more than enough snow in DC earlier this month! YEAH - I can actually see my lawn now!

Feb 27, 2010 02:10 PM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH Real Estate - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Philip,  I should post some photos of what the stuff looks like down here after sitting on the ground for a few weeks!  Enjoy it while it's pretty!

Feb 28, 2010 01:28 AM
J. Philip Faranda
J. Philip Faranda (J. Philip R.E. LLC) Westchester County NY - Briarcliff Manor, NY
Broker-Owner

Pat- I'll be posting some "Aftermath" photos which aren't pretty. There's some serious damage done, mostly to trees, which is ironic because the scene was so gorgeous initially it was surreal.

Feb 28, 2010 01:39 AM
Tori Toth
Tori Toth, International - Howard Beach, NY
888.667.6643 NYC & Beyond, HSR, SAR, RESA, LIBOR

I can't believe the soon will be back soon...

Oct 16, 2010 07:04 PM

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