You Monday morning moment of melting

Spring is finally here, and DC has been enjoying near 70 degree weather. So of course, the 54 feet of snow we got in February had to go somewhere ...

This photo of the Potomac River was posted March 16 by Soichi Noguchi, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.

More views from space by astronaut Soichi can be found at his twitter feed.

via DCist

It's just snowverkill

During the brief respite between the snowmageddon and the current snowfecta, the United States Park Police made an aerial assessment of the snow's impact on the DC area.

United States Park Police Rescue Technician/Paramedic Sergeant Klebaner (Aviation Section) photographed some of the patrol areas when United States Park Police Helicopter Eagle 1 made these flights on Sunday February 7, 2010.

Some of the scenes you will see are the Potomac River Gorge and Great Falls, Georgetown in Washington, DC, Washington’s Reagan National Airport, the Jefferson Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, Mount Vernon, the Lincoln Memorial, the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the approach to the United States Park Police Aviation hanger in Anacostia Park, United States Park Police Eagle 1 at the hanger, and a beautiful red fox running across the snow on Haines Point.

Visit the Park Police's web site to check out the views.  Tip o'the hat to Snowpocalypse on FB.

Your Monday morning moment of digging out

So we got some snow this weekend. No one was spared ... not even the snowmen.


Snowpocalypse 2010 - Time Lapse - Extended Version from Peter Harsha on Vimeo.

via Snowpocalypse on FB

Raise a glass to the #snowmageddon

If you're anywhere on the East Coast right now, the only color you see is white. Blinding white. If your local liquor store is still open - mine is! - any one of these colorful cocktails is well worth the trek through the tundra for ingredients.

Personally, I've been enjoying the pale lavender deliciousness of the Aviation cocktail.  The creme de violette might be difficult to source - again, big ups to Pearson's - but it is essential.  It adds a floral hint that's a perfect balance to the nuttiness of the maraschino and the brightness of the lemon and gin.



tip o'the hat to punky and @bobbyhank!










photo by Flickr user jen_maiser

Vintage Violet Cocktails Make a Comeback | Food and Think | Smithsonian.com

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I'm A Snowflake On The Wind

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