March 14, 2009.

This was taken while hiking up the side of a mountain in Pemberton.  There was snow on the ground and in the area in general.  It was a nice hike up.  To see more picture from this particular day, click here.

March 13, 2009.

On the way back from Granville Island to Yaletown, I took pictures of these cool homes along the water's edge.

To see more pictures and read more about my trip to Vancouver, click here.

We went up to Whistler that afternoon for some snowshoeing.  To see more pictures and read about my adventures in Whistler, click here.

March 2, 2009.

Snow in March!  I couldn't believe it but I was happy about it - 12" of snow!  Whoo-hoo!

February 3, 2009.

Another day of snow in the city with accumilation.  By the evening, we got about an inch or so of snow but not much more than that.  I love it when it snows.

I was walking past Washington Square Park.  They're still doing renovations but I was able to take a couple of these evening pictures of the park with virgin snow.

January 18, 2009.

It snowed again in NYC.  It snowed a little bit more.  I spotted a family making a snowman in Union Square.  The end product wasn't that attractive. In fact, it was kind of creepy looking.

But not all the snowmen were creepy.  I found one really cute one.  He was small and just adorable.  He had a bright yellow paper hat too!  He was sitting on top of the picnic tables on the north end of Union Square, near the playground.

The animals were out an about in Union Square foraging for food.  

There was also an abundance of sparrows; can you find them?

And we can't forget about the pigeons.  I was lucky enough to encounter a white pigeon amongst snow. 

In Jersey City, the snow was covered in pigeon tracks when I got off at Exchange Place.  It was pretty cool looking but they weren't the only tracks laid in the snow.

That one above is mine footprint in a pair of North Face boots.  I wasn't expecting to sink my feet as deep as it went.  I thought the previous snow would have frozen over or something.

This one isn't so much a footprint but the power of what salt can do against snow...

And here we have a lonesome seagull just hanging out, waiting for a handout.

January 15, 2009.

The first coldest day of 2009 in NYC!  And we had a bit of snow but as usual, it melted faster than it snowed.  I didn't mind the cold too much because of the snow but once the snow started to melt away into grey slush, the temperature dropped lower and lower.  I was able to snap some snowy pictures before all the snow melted.

In the evening, I met with some friends for dinner in the Greenwich Village area.  I used to hang out in that area and I miss all the neat little restaurants and shops and brownstones.

We had dinner at a great little French restaurant called Tartine.  It's on the corner of 4th Street and 11th Street.  We sat right up at the dessert display.  I totally recommend this restaurant but I must warn you that they do not accept credit cards so better head to the nearest bank or ATM and take out some cash.

January 11, 2009.

As suspected, the snow melted but because it's still cold, whatever remained of the snow turned into ice.

Snow on the lawns at Union Square Park.

Squirrel foraging for food.

Icicles hanging from a scaffolding pipe.

Icicles hanging from a scaffolding pipe.

January 10, 2009.

First snow fall of the year.  It was pretty lame.  We didn't get very much accumulation, at least in the metropolitan area.

I took this picture because I just liked the colors of the skeins of yarn against a dreary grey city background; plus you see some of snow has collected on them, too.

And the city is never without its' many crazy characters roaming the streets.  I saw this man in Union Square.  He was wearing a body suit made of plastic bags.  At first, I thought he was homeless but then I noticed a group of people following him.  One them had a video camera recording his every move.