March is in like a lion on this Wellesley snow day
March 8, 2018
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.
Tree down on Cape St., (just over the Wellesley line, in Natick).
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.
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.
Venerable tree, Route 16, across from the Hunnewell Farm fields.
Picnic tables overlooking the Hunnewell Farm fields, Route 16.
The Cheney Mansion, Elm Bank Reservation.
Charles River, Wellesley
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.
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.
Here’s a shot from 11-year-old Avery Larsen of a big tree limb that fell on Thursday AM in Woodlawn Oval
