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March is in like a lion on this Wellesley snow day

March 8, 2018 by Deborah Brown

A few inches of snow fell last night and into the morning in Wellesley last night (and other places), reminding us that winter still has us in its grip.. The wet, heavy snowfall bent some trees to the breaking point and prompted Superintendent Lussier to cancel school. Here are a few pics. I didn’t stray far from home for these, having all the winter beauty right at hand for the time being.

Wellesley, snow pictures, 2018
Tree down on Cape St., (just over the Wellesley line, in Natick).
Wellesley, snow pictures, 2018
Neighborhood lore has it that these concrete steps used to lead up to a rollicking dance hall that used to operate in the early part of the 20th century. Wellesley/Natick line.
Wellesley, snow pictures, 2018
Looks like I’ll be using my dryer until the clothes line decides to come back into the yard. OK, I admit it. I mostly use the dryer, even in the best of conditions.
Wellesley, snow pictures, 2018
Venerable tree, Route 16, across from the Hunnewell Farm fields.

Wellesley, snow pictures, 2018
Picnic tables overlooking the Hunnewell Farm fields, Route 16.
Wellesley, snow pictures, 2018
The Cheney Mansion, Elm Bank Reservation.
Wellesley, snow pictures, 2018
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Wellesley, snow pictures, 2018
This fallen tree hangs in the balance. When trees are no longer up but not quite down either, they’re known as widow makers. Don’t walk under them, you never know when gravity is finally going to win.
Wellesley, snow pictures, 2018
The stick house remains standing on Sometimes Island. This is one of those times when it’s not an island.
The stick house on Sometimes Island, earlier this winter. Both the snowman standing guard and the small table came from the RDF’s Give and Take Area, which is closed for the winter. Kids love paddling by in good weather to visit the stick house’s current resident.

 

 

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Here’s a shot from 11-year-old Avery Larsen of a big tree limb that fell on Thursday AM in Woodlawn Oval
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