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We understand that Virginia Beach is not in the tropics, and that it does get cold during the winter, and that occasionally we do get snow.
Not far from Virginia Beach, the early settlers in Jamestown had made that mistake. They thought that it would stay reasonably warm in this climate. With the hind sight of history, we can see that it cost them dearly as they endured their first winter here.
Yes, we understand an "occasional" snow. But a heavy snow that completely blankets everything, with all of its beauty and danger, is something we don’t often witness in this area.
And naturally, everything shuts down, simply from a safety standpoint.
So with such a "pristine" environment surrounding us, we set out to capture some of its undisturbed beauty.
The rolling knolls of a golf course, folks sledding on the bank of an overpass, and the trees of a city park wrapped in snow, were scenes from a seemingly different place.
In Virginia Beach, our courthouse municipal center has been set off by its self way out in the countryside. And since the architecture is in keeping with the old colonial style from long ago, we thought that it would give us some picturesque photos. We were right.
Then driving deeper into the countryside along Princess Anne Road, we were rewarded with more beautiful pictures of a rare, snow covered farming community.
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Out in Pungo, from the top of the high rise bridge that spans the marshland of the North Landing River, we found a breathtaking panoramic view worth taking. Of course, it may have been the icy cold wind blowing over the top of the bridge that took our breath away, but it was spectacular none the less.
Getting back to civilization, our two new "towers" in the Virginia Beach town center provided us with a couple great shots from a snowy perspective.
Even a large manmade lake encircled by Independence Parkway in Chesapeake proved worth the visit for our camera. The ice and snow provided a cold yet charming backdrop to the local residents of the lake. Mallards, Canadian geese, seagulls, and even the great blue herons did not "seem" too set back by the elements.
And mountains of snow in our parking lots? Now that’s unusual!
Purely as a matter of perspective, one of the nice things about the Tidewater area, especially as it pertains to Virginia Beach, is that the snow is short lived. The heavy snow from Sunday had disappeared by Thursday for all practical purposes.
And we are left with only the memory of our snowy fair city.
Enjoy!
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February 2010
