Snowstorm – Ruth E. Hendricks

Street Parking Space Savers

The first photo is from 2010. What they called Snowmageddon.

Street Parking Space Savers- revisiting Snowmageddon 2010. Many people are experiencing more snow right now. So is it a Pittsburgh thing? You see all kinds of chairs reserving parking spaces all around the city after someone has shoveled out their space, planning to return to it, later.
I’ve seen a port-a-crib to reserve a parking space!

And here’s the update on our 2026 snow. Thursday the fourth day that school is cancelled.

My unplowed street pictured below

January 28, 2026 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: city scene, parking, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, Snowstorm, weather 21 Comments

Look What’s Happening in Niceville Florida! Guest Blog

6:57 am update from Niceville adding to

Original post

“All done I think. Currently, 22° and 5 inches of snow that stopped about 11 PM last night. Most major roads are currently closed.

We had a snow sled that we bought at a yard sale about 30 years ago. At 22° outside, I am not planning on getting it out! 😁”

Unexpected text from a friend with this scene in Niceville, Florida!

Earlier it was 28 degrees and temp lower now

“Almost 5 inches of snow and still accumulating. So glad we moved to Florida. A good day for soup and. . . . Homemade pumpkin bread! Your mom’s recipe. First time we’ve tried it and it is good!” Shuey

**“Magnolia leaves are fairly large and collected quite a bit of snow until they shed it due to the weight. The end result is the driveway looks like the end of a snowball fight.” Shuey**

It was almost 13 years ago that our family friend Shuey sent this wonderful photo of the Barred Owl and was guest blogger. It was the most viewed post that year!

Shuey photographed this handsome Barred Owl

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 by Ruth Categories: Photography, WeatherTags: Florida, friendship weather, guest blog, Niceville, photography, postaday, snow, Snowstorm, winter 21 Comments

Silent Sunday

From my back door’s window on Wednesday. It all melted but I hear it happened again on Saturday.

March 12, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: back door, backyard, kitchen, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, season, Snowstorm, winter 4 Comments

Friday in February

It was snow on top of all the rain that froze, crunchy and slick if you had to drive or walk anywhere- the advisory said Stay Home!

Driving in snow is one thing but ice is the worst.

I was out shoveling and salting and saw the city truck clearing and treating our street, coming down a second time. A wonderful sight. Our street was always neglected, the parallel park road always cleared but not our block. That’s not the case now.

We’ve a new mayor. He says they have to do better.

I believe that they are!

Grateful for City of Pittsburgh Public Works

February 5, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: city of Pittsburgh Public Works. snowplow, ice, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, snowplow, Snowstorm, weather, winter 9 Comments

City Snow

Right after a snow storm, the trees branches are outlined, city sounds are muffled and as the snowfall accumulates, everything looks clean and beautiful.

Time passes and the pretty snow doesn’t look so pristine.

Parking lots have piles of dirty snow where the plows have cleared the snow

January 21, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: city scene, photography, Pittsburgh, postaday, snow, snowfall, Snowstorm, weather, winter 4 Comments

1916 Winter Storm Durand Illinois

From my Grandmothers’s Album. More than 100 years ago.

These winter photos look similar to posts I’ve seen the last few days. No hand pump for water these days. But the snow looks familiar.

February 3, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Photography, WeatherTags: 1916, Durand Illinois, grandmother’s album, hand pump, photography, postaday, snow, Snowstorm, vintage, weather, winter 11 Comments

Why Did the Squirrel Cross the Road?

January 8, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, PhotographyTags: HIghland Park, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, Road, snow, Snowstorm, squirrel, weather, winter 7 Comments

Silent Sunday

December 26, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Photography, silent SundayTags: bird, cardinal, city scene, photography, postaday, snow, Snowstorm, tree, weather, winter 4 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Well when it happened as I went to shovel I was not wordless.

Well, when it came apart as I shoveled, I was not wordless.

December 1, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Wordless WednesdayTags: boots, home, neighborhood, Pittsburgh PA, shoe repair, shovel, snow, snow boots, Snowstorm, wordless wednesday 9 Comments

Fifty Years Ago Today

Sharon and Chuck celebrate their fiftieth anniversary today, January 24th, but the surprise party was last Saturday. Right in the middle of a winter storm.

Only a few people couldn’t make it due to the weather.

Kim and James planned the event and their mom and dad were definitely surprised.

When the caterers Tessa and Maria arrived with all the delicious food, despite the treacherous roads, we knew the party was a GO! Everyone had a wonderful time at Chuck and Sharon’s fiftieth anniversary celebration.

Once a schoolhouse, there was a slate blackboard where party guests wrote greeting with chalk.