I know most of the snow has melted this weekend but I had to include this one a reader sent in from the 1300 block of Newton Street, NW. This is my new favorite!
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Sweet! And it is impossible for me not to also show the Grant Circle tree:
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Here’s my last batch of snowmen. Back to doors next week!
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Lots of folks were concerned about too much snow accumulating on flat roofs. That doesn’t seem to have been a problem but this mesh roof at the old Garden District spot at 14th and S couldn’t stand the weight.
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This might work. I wish I had thought of this as I sloshed into numerous puddles in running shoes…
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Here are the biggest and smallest snowmen I spotted around town. The biggest (above) are from Alero at 13th and U and the smallest (below) was found in Mt. Pleasant. Not sure if you can tell from the photo but the smallest one is sitting on the top of a trashcan:
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I was pretty disappointed with a few CVS stores I saw around town that hadn’t shoveled their walks. (Above from 14th and W Streets, NW) Herb writes:
“It’s particularly bad when even the Post Office at 14th and T hasn’t shoveled its sidewalk.
Cricket at 14th and U is another offender. Pictures taken around 11:30 pm today (Monday).”
For those that walked around town today – were the sidewalks passable?
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Above was sent in by Albert from Rhode Island NE.
Below, in a bit less traditional snowman style, was sent in by Katie.
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All photos by Dallas Lillich
“Dear PoP,
I was walking through the whiteout on Saturday afternoon from Adams Morgan to the Woodley Park Metro when I heard a crescendo of screams coming from the SW corner of Connecticut and Calvert. Curious as to whether the DC Police were brandishing firearms at yet another snowball fight, I scurried across the street to find a rowdy crowd of revelers partaking in a spirited sledding contest. Everything from snowboards to laundry baskets to pizza boxes wrapped in garbage bags had been deployed. The objective, as far as I could tell, was to see who could go the fastest down the slope in the most outlandish way.
It started out innocently enough. Hands-free sledding gave way to head-first sledding which, in turn, developed into tandem sledding. Then the daisy-chained sledding started. And then some guys decided to make a jump on an adjacent slope.
It should be noted that the liquor store across the street was doing brisk business.
Once the jump was packed nice and tight, the daredevilry began in earnest. Inner tubes and inflatable mattresses ran the gauntlet; each pass resulted in some serious air. The jump often just exploded from the force of impact. Some of the participants suffered serious wipe-outs. At one point a dog was nearly hit, a tree challenged, and one girl was totally plowed over while trying to exit the slope. This produced a temporary lull in activity but not for long.
Somebody brought out a shoddy-looking undersized plastic waterskiing thing that accounted for the majority of the casualties, including a collision with me. One guy took of his shirt, only to take a nasty spill and then get tackled and face-washed by his friends. Others attempted to jump over obstacles while catching footballs. Then people started going down the hill ten-at-a-time.
It was a total snow freakout.
I took leave when the dusk settled in, but judging from the full-throated chorus of cheers, it very well could have gone on all night. Everyone was having a blast. It was an awesome primer for the holidays and exactly what we all needed.
-Dallas
More photos can be seen here.
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Photo from pjcoleman
Photos from PoPville will feature great snow shots all week. I’ll do 5 a day because there are so many good ones!
Photo from hellomarkers!
Two more after the jump. (more…)