Is Maplecroft snow wet snow?

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:44 pm

It's comingggggg!

Two feet of snow is coming to New England.

It has already started as flurries.

What's my game plan, you ask?

We are doing it right now.....looking out the window.

Onsloe is the weather keeper for the day.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:28 pm

The huge storm for New England has been on the news all day. I'm glad I live in Wisconsin, although we got about 2 inches of new snow today. You and Stefani have been in my thoughts for the past couple of days. Please, be safe, and keep us updated when you can.

Love the picture of Onsloe the weather keeper!

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:34 pm

Thanks Twins:

Yes funny. The news is trying to make the storm sound like ISIS is attacking. This is winter. This is snow, not sulfuric acid falling from the sky.

We live in a paranoid society. Everyone is in a constant state of fear. During the Boston Bombing they shut down the entire metropolis of Boston, the entire city, just to find one man. What a crock of cowards.

Now it's the boogie snow. A state of emergency. Really? What a joke.

I remember storms like this all the time when I was a kid.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 12:21 am

Trying to find some real news.

All of it is about this silly storm.

My mind is about to explode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CS7j5I6aOc

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 12:23 am

Storm at Maplecroft. Photos taken about 10:00 pm Monday.

Taken with a speed of 3 seconds, tripod speed, but hand held. Difficult to do and get a clear shot.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:12 pm

Ten o'clock this morning Onsloe reports that the depth of the snow is hard to gauge since it has been blowing around. He says all is quite at Maplecroft.

MysteryReader · Post by **MysteryReader** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:15 pm

I'm glad you're safe! I'm in GA and when most hear the word 'snow,' they panic!

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:22 pm

Yes:

Onsloe says it doesn't look that bad. Probably 15 to 18 inches.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:26 pm

Brrrrrrr!

Onsloe says it's cold. Claims he's getting back under the sheets. Good day to stay in bed.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:32 pm

This is the best time to feed the birds, since they have no access to sustenance on a snow covered ground. Though the Cardinal keeps picking on the smaller birds.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 3:52 pm

Someone posted this on the net. It's Saint Patricks in the South End.

Meanwhile, I'm pretending it's just an inch or two.

The effects are misleading. Though there is about 18 to 20 inches, it looks much deeper in places since the wind has been really blowing the stuff around.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:24 pm

MB: Thank You for posting the above pictures for us! The aftermath of the snow storm is breathing-taking, but the owners of those cars are going to have some serious digging to do! The Cardinal is absolutely beautiful. However, my favorites are of Onsloe watching out the window; he is so adorable!!!

MysteryReader · Post by **MysteryReader** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:21 pm

Thank you for posting the pictures, MB. My favorites are of Onsloe watching out the window and him in his chair. What type of dog is he?

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:02 pm

The Blizzard of 2015. Woopie!

No big deal.

The one we had last year was bigger, in that the snow was very heavy. Or was that the year before?

Here we go. Maplecroft the day after the storm. Just another snow storm.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:04 pm

Digging out the Davenport house.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:07 pm

digging out the Davenport house.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:15 pm

When I pained my house I primed it once and painted it twice. It received 3 coats.

Maplecroft just got a cheap spray job this summer. If you look at the photo of Maplecroft above you can see how thin the paint is. Look at the second level, the front of the house. You can see that the paint is so thin that it has soaked into the wood and the wood is showing through.

He stood outside my building a couple of years ago as the business across the street was on fire. There was a crowd at the street. He didn't realize who he was talking to, but he was telling my tenant how he was a fire adjuster and how he had screwed the system.

I know, I know, I just don't stop. But it is the truth. It's the way the cat's whiskers curl.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:19 pm

You can see the paint job better in this picture.

The new owner will have to paint this house again, and soon.

Shame!

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:24 pm

On a lighter side.......

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:30 pm

I know, I know, off topic.

but if you didn't like that one, how about this one.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:31 pm

OK, I'LL STOP NOW!

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:47 pm

I was wondering about the paint job at Maplecroft!!! It looked very nice when it was first painted and Stefani posted the pictures on MondoLizzie, but the top half of the house appeared to be quite different in later pictures. So, the house was painted only as a selling tactic; Jeez!!!

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:52 pm

mbhenty wrote:... He stood outside my building a couple of years ago as the business across the street was on fire. There was a crowd at the street. He didn't realize who he was talking to, but he was telling my tenant how he was a fire adjuster and how he had screwed the system. ...

Good Lord!

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:11 pm

YES, that is what I found wrong. The fact that he just doctored up the paint job just to sell the house. Sad...

As for the fire story..... I was standing near by when he told his little story to my friend, not realizing that I knew her.

I have others that are rumored or for which I was told by third parties, people who were related to the man, but I will not go into those. Even I have respect for the truth and will not repeat something I am not sure of.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:56 am

The paint job is very sad; it is even sadder that the new owner is going to have to re-paint it!!!

The fire story just blows my mind!

I agree, MB, third party information is not a good thing to pass on!

MysteryReader · Post by **MysteryReader** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:00 pm

LOL to the second picture of the woman putting up the missing dog picture. It's sad about the paint job on that house.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 12:41 pm

Don't park in my spot!

Took me all day to shovel it out.

Take my spot at your own risk.

The Snow Crazy people are out there. Just an outlandish, quirky attribute to living in the inner city.

The last two photos are of fall river, small "f" small "r" for the.... well you know how it goes.

http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20150 ... /1994/NEWS

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:11 pm

Good Lord; a man allegedly shot up two unoccupied cars for parking in spots that had been shoveled out by someone else??? That just blows me away!

Was the guy who was arrested for shooting up those cars, the one who actually dug out the spots or is he some crazy dude with a gun?

Franz · Post by **Franz** » Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:27 am

Mbhenty, thank you for all these marvelous attachments.

You have more than one dog, right?

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:04 pm

Hello, Franz.

I use to have two dogs.

Henty, my Scottie died a couple of years ago. She was a very bold, assertive and aggressive little dog. Very friendly for a Scottie. Many Scotties bite. But Henty loved people. I hope to get another Scottie this year.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:49 am

Here we go again. I would say we received 10+ inches overnight. Blowing like crazy.

Maplecroft photos taken this morning.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:53 am

Lizzie's little Iron fence, between Maplecorft and the Davenport house.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:00 am

More Maplecroft in the snow of Feb. 15, 2015.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:03 am

I should have cleaned my gutters this winter. They are all clogged and this is what happens when you don't.

One of the biggest icicles I have ever seen. It must be a foot and a half in diameter and 12 feet long.... hanging off the gutter on the Davenport house.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:25 pm

Wow, MB, that is one BIG icicle! Love the pictures you posted.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:57 am

Yeah, crazy, eh?

Yesterday I hit it with a long pole from the second floor window and it all came down.

Below is French Street during the storm.

You can see Maplecroft way off to the right.

Aamartin · Post by **Aamartin** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 11:05 am

I saw a news article about roofs of buildings, especially flat topped ones like we see on stores are collapsing in Massachusetts due to the heavy snow on them.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:41 pm

mbhenty wrote:Yeah, crazy, eh?

Yesterday I hit it with a long pole from the second floor window and it all came down. ...

It's a good thing you were on the second floor when that baby came down!!! That icicle was big enough to kill a person, or at least cause serious injuries.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 2:21 pm

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 3:05 pm

I discovered this when I got up this morning.

Now that Maplecroft has a new owner, can we deem this as a sign of good changes to come?

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 3:22 pm

I think we can!

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:45 pm

Monday Feb. 23rd winter scene.

Across Maplecroft lawn.

Beautiful yet terrible. Alluring to the eye but chilling and painful to the body. The temperature is around 13F.

Just before darkness.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:33 pm

That is a breath-taking scene, MB! Just look at the colors displayed in the sky!

debbiediablo · Post by **debbiediablo** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:34 pm

Our daughter and her husband work in Cambridge and live in Lexington in a huge Victorian they have renovated from first floor to attic. The first floor is rented out; they live on the second and third. Photos from their second floor windows are astounding...worse than anything I've ever experienced in Iowa. Our grandson is absolutely delighted with using the huge snow pile between house and garage like a luge run except without the luge. They cut the run deep into the snow so there's no way to fall off and then threw on a little water to ensure slipperiness. He climbs up the backside and then slides down and around and around. It's an engineering feat that has attracted kids throughout the neighborhood and their parents. Someone actually took a shovel and made steps and installed a rope for climbing to the top.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:28 pm

Snowing again. Now understand, I'm an old guy. Can't remember this much snow in such a short period of time, ever.

Today we are expecting another 6+ Day before yesterday it was 4 inches.

One of the shots below is of the John Brayton Jr. house, across the street from Maplecroft. Mr. Brayton Jr. is the fellow with the crowing bird of which Lizzie complained.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:38 pm

Cowboy Onsloe chasing squirrels.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:07 pm

Well.........

Still snowing, but very little. Should be done by 7 tonight.

Most recent images of Maplecroft below.

Also, another photo of the bird feeder. You can see an extra inch or two from the photo in the post above.

Hmmm?

I think I need a new life here. It's New England. Unless you ski or like other outdoor activities, like shoveling, there isn't much to do outside in the Northeast.

I should just hang a Web Cam off the side of my house and be done with it.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:17 pm

More Maplecroft and Davenport homes in the Snow.

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:18 pm

More

What sort of idiot places a satellite dish on the front porch of an historical home?

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:23 pm

Even more, including Lizzie's maple tree.