J. Philip's Westchester Real Estate Blog: We are BURIED

Commentary from J. Philip Faranda, REALTOR, top-producing independent Broker-Owner in Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County, NY. I serve the Hudson Valley, including Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, & Dutchess Counties. I had the privilege of closing 100 clients & customers in 2007-2008.

We are BURIED

Wow. Westchester County and the surrounding areas are buried with snow. There must be 2 feet of the stuff outside in my yard. What's more, the trees are FULL of the stuff, as if it were glued to them. It is creating a scene like none I can recall. Briarcliff Manor DPW has been by plowing the roads all day. They have to be exhausted.

The 15 foot hedge in my back year is now bent over the 5 foot wood pile, completely obscuring it to the naked eye. Do you see any firewood in this photo below? I don't.

 View of my Rear Yard

Tree branches that were 8 feet above the ground are now touching it.

Tree branches weighed down by snow

My neighbor's evergreen limbs could not stand the weight of snow and ice- at least 6 fell to the ground with loud cracks we heard inside our home. They must weigh hundreds of pounds, because our fence us smashed in at least 2 places. Other parts of the fence appear to have "hedges" bordering them that weren't there yesterday. Those are near fallen limbs too.

Fallen limbs

Still, we are dug out. The cleared out front walk gives perspective.

Deep snow in Briarcliff

Hey! If I'm dug out that means I'm open for business. But you can search for homes nice and warm with a free Listingbook account until you are ready to get out and look.

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11 commentsJ Philip Faranda • February 26 2010 01:04PM

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I really dread the clean-up from this mess come Spring.  I know I've lost some hedges.  The snow plow plowed up some cobble stones. 

Not looking forward to all that work when the weather warms up.

Posted by Lenn Harley, Real Estate Broker, Virginia & Maryland (Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate) 5 months ago

Well, I've lost part of my fence. I can't wait until Spring to fix it either, because 4 kids and 1 dog won't wait that long!

Posted by J. Philip Faranda (J. Philip LLC) Westchester County NY 5 months ago

One of the best things about living in a big apartment building is not dealing with the joys of owning a home when there is a snow storm. 

Posted by Morgan Evans-New York City Real Estate Expert (Prudential Douglas Elliman) 5 months ago

Well it may be a real nuisance for you to deal with, but it sure looks pretty (at least from afar, here in California).

Posted by Susan Neal, Fair Oaks CA Real Estate Broker (Century 21 Noel David Realty) 5 months ago

My sympathy

Posted by Joshua Zargari (MJ Decorators Workshop LI staging and decorating) 5 months ago

Yikes that is a lot of snow. Could not have happened to a better Yankee fan:)

Posted by Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate (RE/MAX Executive Realty) 5 months ago

Joshua- given the warm exotic places you post such nice photos of, I have to admit I'm a little jealous.

Bill- this is for you:

27-Time World Champion Snowman

Posted by J. Philip Faranda (J. Philip LLC) Westchester County NY 5 months ago

Super cool photos, I am sure the little ones are jumping up and down for snowman!

Posted by Eileen Hsu (許小姐) Manhattan NY Real Estate (Prudential Douglas Elliman) 5 months ago

lovely photos and I am so glad that it is your turn in NY this week - we had more than enough snow in DC earlier this month! YEAH - I can actually see my lawn now!

Posted by Lise Howe, Assoc. Broker and Attorney Licensed in DC, MD, VA,Coldwell Banker (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Chevy Chase) 5 months ago

Philip,  I should post some photos of what the stuff looks like down here after sitting on the ground for a few weeks!  Enjoy it while it's pretty!

Posted by Patricia Kennedy (Evers & Company Realtors) 5 months ago

Pat- I'll be posting some "Aftermath" photos which aren't pretty. There's some serious damage done, mostly to trees, which is ironic because the scene was so gorgeous initially it was surreal.

Posted by J. Philip Faranda (J. Philip LLC) Westchester County NY 5 months ago

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