Back in the Blizzard
Some more shots from the recent January blizzard. Starting in Manhattan (pic #1) I took the subway up to Mott Haven (pics 2-7) from where I walked back across the 3rd Avenue Bridge into Harlem (remainder pics).
I kept walking and shooting but this is enough for now. It was rough out there and the plastic bag I rigged for the camera kept flapping about in the wild wind. Settings seemed to change from one shot to the other, batteries died and I was grateful to find warmth, refuge and a power outlet in Charlie’s Bar & Kitchen Mott Haven where it was party time in the blizzard! No photos here, camera battery recovering, phone re-charging. Me waiting half asleep in the corner with an IPA before heading over the bridge from Mott Haven into Harlem. And later into the night . . .
You’re amazing Patti! Love the Waving Strangers.
Their company was much appreciated even in passing, thank you Pierr!
Very dramatic shots. Did you ever get hit hard down there!
You deserve the break up there!
This was very brave of you! My shots would have been me with a cup of tea shooting out my window.
I worry that it’s never going to snow like this again so out I trot. Plus I didn’t think I would be out for so long but in for a penny, in for a pound!
Oh, very welcome,Patti. It is really very hot here today. Even Milo wanted to shorten the walk. All fans are on. I’ll just scroll through your lovely photos to keep cool. 37C. and tomorrow even hotter. Still, the nights always cool down here higher up.
You poor things, hope you get a cool change soon!!!
Love these shots. And I’m in the same boat as gerard o – extremely hot here today and tomorrow and the next day. Looking at photos of snow is just the ticket.
Those dog days of summer . . . . 😬 Perhaps a refreshing gin and tonic to cool you down 🍸 🍸🍸
Treasured photographs Patti…….worth all the problems to get them!
Thanks for braving the blizzard and showing these photos. This is hard to imagine for me.
Hard for us to remember once summer gets its heavy fist in the door. Wishing you cool times soon, thank you Lignum. 😎
Interesting to see this kind of weather over there. 😉 Nice series!
Tornado warnings have been issued for other parts of the country . . . . I’ll take the snow any day! Thank you Bente and hope you are enjoying a decent winter.
You did so much walking that day Patti so I really think you deserved that IPA 🙂 Great shots.
I almost cried Joe – the bar I wanted to go to, for necessary re-charging, was closed! I couldn’t believe it, that was my day done for but luckily I found this other one not too far away even though in the heavy snow it felt so much further away. Have to take you there one day!
That sounds good to me 🙂
You just let me know when!
oh no!
Oh yes Joshi!
Whow…thanks for sharing this pictures…
My pleasure, thank you Geert, really and truly!
It’s a wonder you made it home yourself after taking these shots! That is a very lonely looking MacDonald’s store with its shining beacons of red and yellow.
Mr K was going to call the police (!) had he not heard from me by a certain time, like they’d drop everything to go looking for me. There were more than enough people about and funnily enough, plenty of NYPD out on the beat particularly up around that McDonald’s in Harlem. Spoke to one of them, plenty of pictures etc. Mr K hadn’t heard from because I was having problems with the phone, it didn’t like being out in the cold for too long but honestly it was a great day out and I even coaxed Mr K to meet me close to home for a warm whisky so it all ended well!
Gotta tell you, I love the narrative!
Wow, Patti, that was very brave of you….
Well, thank you Sue although some might think otherwise!
Hoho!
Love these shots Patti, I can feel the wind and snow in my face. 🙂
Nature’s exfoliator plus! Thank you Elina!
Wow, these are fantastic, Patti! And yes, very brave.
Thank you so much Richard but I sort of blush at the word brave . . . . !
Fantastic shots, great job !!
Thank you kindly Carlos!
Wow! Amazing series, Patti!
Big thank you Anette!
Intrepid photographer. That’s who you are. Great photos, and I’m glad Mr. K met you for a warm whiskey.
Thank you so much Angeline and Mr K was pleased he came out – it had settled by then into a gentle snowfall with the traffic free streets becoming a playground. It was such a beautiful evening!
Clearly one of the few times the streets aren’t bustling with people. Nice. Looks like anything BUT New York.
Yes Margie, the empty streets felt so strange but so good!
What a wonderful series Patti! It is lovely to see the Hopper-ish buildings in snow. And the big red T on the roller door! With the smothered car next to the repair shop signs. You brought home so much for us to see. Thank you! Now I will have to stand in front of the fridge again to cool down. Can’t sit here staring at New York all day I suppose. Best wishes for the thaw, Philippa
You poor thing Philippa, hope it cools down for you soon. That heat can get nasty 😩
great shots!
Thank you so much!!!
Well done Patti. Too many great ones to pick a favorite!
So kind of you John, thank you!
Oh wow! Can believe nobody would like to be out in that weather. Great photos!
great documentary photo, really well done
Thank you so much Fernan!
Very well documented.
Much appreciated, thank you Rabirius!
Ah Patti, you are intrepid! I know hat that feels like! Iiieee! You did get great images though. 🙂
Glad you’ve left it all behind Lyn? 👍🏻
I can’t really complain about Portland OR rain with a clear conscience now…so I won’t. Grins……
Well may you grin . . . !
I’m looking at these in awe admiring your courage Patti. I hope you did not get sick after being exposed to these elements. The photos are exquisite – all of them.
You are too kind, thank you Paula. Snow, for me, is much more exhilarating than rain will ever be so I don’t worry too much about it plus I make sure to rug up well. Touch wood and thank you but no getting sick from it all yet.
I love your sense of adventure Patti. These seem like a completely different city, somehow like a very long time ago..and doesn’t a warm cafe and a hot coffee feel just amazing after being out in it?!
Always amazed with your view Patti. Great great set of photographs in just the right order and amount. Wonderful stuff!
Fantastic blizzard shots Patti. I love the one of the buried car, especially.
You braved the storm! Great shots. I bet your thrilled with the current weather. I understand it has been quite warm.
you are one brave soul…the pictures are amazing…
These are fantastic. They really show the impact of the storm. And I love that one title “Buried In The Bronx”!
Woah!
Great sequence.
After finally getting rid of the majority of the winter snowfall here in Ontario (just north of Lake Huron) we are having an April snow storm that has covered everything again. Ironically, it is just mild enough for the roads to warm up the slush into puddles & we pavement during the daylight hours.