A Swell Blizzard

Snow, snow, snow. My husband just finished shoveling off what was left of yesterday’s storm. We got another 4 or 5 inches on top of the 3 to 6 we had the week before…on top of the 20+ inches from the beginning of February.

Then again, that’s part of the bargain when you live in the Northeast. And it provides the perfect opportunity to showcase this 1914 picture! Clara and Ferris are outside showing off what looks like some good packing snow.

I did my research to determine what date this picture was taken and came up with two possibilities. It looks like either February 14, 1914 (which was a historic snowfall day for Albany) or March 1st or 2nd, 1914 when even Central Park got over 14 inches.

Ferris and Clara Dunning – 1914

One thing I don’t care for with snowstorms is the relentless grey and white of the landscape. It’s apt that the movie “Groundhog Day” takes place on that holiday. All February I’ve also felt like I’m living the same grey day over and over.

That’s why you will note that I’ve enhanced the picture above! Do you like it? What do you think? I found out that the MyHeritage site has free tools where you can upload black and white photos and enhance them. One tool makes blurry pictures a little less fuzzy. Another adds color to them and sort of brings them to life.

I’ve only used the color tool for this photo but am interested to try it out again with some of the other album pictures. So what are you all up to this weekend? Jack and Jill have gifted us their old sled so we’re going to try that out on a local hill. When we tried to order one online the delivery dates were in March so – once again – Jack and Jill to the rescue!

Sending you a big, warm hug.

10 thoughts on “A Swell Blizzard”

    1. I think you should turn this into a book. It would be better than Hillbilly Elegy. You hit on something I think a lot of people our generation are thinking about. As we get into the twenties, what parallels are there? Just a thought, but you always write with strong voice. I think you would make it entertaining.

      1. Thank you for this very flattering comment! I’m not sure that the story of white middle-class landowners is what the market’s clamoring for right now. Yes! I’ve also wondered whether I’d get any “1918 flu” pictures or something to show that period. I am going chronologically and try not to peek too far ahead in the album.

    2. There should be more pictures around the house coming up that will make that clear. Ice houses might be an interesting topic to explore here…

  2. Yes, I like the colorized photo! This year we again watched “It’s a Wonderful Life”, but this time, in color on Amazon Prime (that’s not an ad for Amazon, just that if you’re looking for a colorized version, that site has it). We enjoyed it even more, enhanced in that way. It seemed closer to us, somehow, if that makes sense.

    Stay warm! You have wonderful neighbors.

    1. Aw, what a classic and I can see how the color would make it more pleasing (though I’ve seen it so many times in black and white I find that hard to imagine!) Hahaha, Amazon may be one of the only businesses that hardly needs any verbal endorsement at this point! You be sure to stay warm, too. What do you do with the chickens when it’s this cold?

      1. They are quite cold hardy, and they snuggle up together. We’ve also seen them puff up their feathers for insulation. Soft-hearted hubby bought them a radiant heater for their coop, so I think that they are really spoiled!

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