Photos

Snowhearts

Hearts in the snow

Sgalla watched a kid waiting for a school bus on Kneeland Street this morning makes some snowy Valentine's Day hearts.

Shaw's artistry

Fish heads

Local lad at Shaw's on Hyde Park Avenue has fun with fish heads.

Citizen parking conundrum of the day: Which takes precedence - a sign or a chair?

Sign vs. chair

A confused citizen in Jamaica Plain seeks guidance from his municipal elders about that 48-hour period after the end of a snow emergency:

Does a parking spot placeholder negate a No Parking sign?

Where does it end? In Charlestown, they're saving spaces on the sidewalk now

Sidewalk chair

Cara ran across this chair (well, not literally) in Charlestown tonight.

It's not every day you get to ride a snowboard down Beacon Hill

Andrew Ching shares his ride down Pinckney Street.

Earlier:
Ski Mission Hill.
Downhill racing in Charlestown.

Ed. question: Anybody ski down Metropolitan Avenue in Roslindale?

The boat abides

Carson Beach boat

A visit this morning confirmed that the weekend blizzard did little to dislodge the sailboat blown onto Carson Beach during Hurricane Sandy.

Ski Mission Hill

Josh Ormsby videoed his son Aidan, a 7-year-old first grader, on the slopes of New England's newest ski resort.

Like a bird in a ...

Gilded Cage

The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you know where and when this was taken. See it larger.

2013-02-08 Snowstorm & Blizzard photos from 6pm to midnight

For the February 8th Blizzard of 2013, Boston, MA I ventured out of my apartment around 6pm to wander the streets of Boston and take some photos of the storm, here's what I found going on in the city that night.

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That's one way to fund transportation infrastructure

Snow toll

Joshua Dawson spotted this ad-hoc toll gate in the Back Bay this morning.

Long line at Logan

Terminal C

Citrone photographed the cab line at Terminal C at 10:30 p.m.

A chill couple

Beware the giant snowsnake of the South End

Tremont Street snow snake

Pilotblock managed to sidestep the snowsnake outside 631 Tremont St. this evening.

Dancing around the snow

Snow ballet

Lola Bean and friends weren't going to let the snow barre them from ballet practice in Watertown today.

Chris Adams, meanwhile, reports his son decided that once some of the driveway was clear, it was hockey time:

Hockey kid

Some Boston streets hit the plowing jackpot

Bateman Street, RoslindaleSee it larger

While Bateman Street in Roslindale (above) was down to bare pavement this afternoon, Belmont Street in Charlestown looked like it had been transported to Hoth:

Belmont Street in CharlestownSee it larger.

Roxbury, before and after

Worthington Street, before

Tim Lawrence photographed Worthington Street looking toward Tremont before and after the blizzard.

Worthington Street, after

Brighton, before and after

Brighton street, before

Kostian photographed his Brighton street before and after the blizzard.

Brighton street, after

Xtreme Common

Cambridgeport, before and after

Cambridgeport, before

Rebecca Volynsky photographed her Cambridgeport street before and after the blizzard.

South Boston, before and after

I Street, before

Jen Smith photographed I Street before and after the blizzard.

King of the snow jungle

Snow statue

Alice Murphy noticed an unusual snow formation on Comm. Ave. between Clarendon and Dartmouth.

Dorchester, before and after

Dorchester: Before

Joe Cabrera photographed his Dorchester street before and after the blizzard.

Dorchester: After

Good thing the plows weren't moving too fast

Students and plows

Turlach MacDonagh snapped the scene on Beacon Street near Coolidge Corner today:

Japanese students or tourists take time in front of army of snow plows to pose for the stereotypical picture.

Copyright Turlach MacDonagh. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.