{"id":3250,"date":"2011-01-29T23:08:51","date_gmt":"2011-01-29T23:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=3250"},"modified":"2025-09-29T20:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T20:53:22","slug":"farandaville-winter-wonderland-it-depends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=3250","title":{"rendered":"Farandaville Winter Wonderland!? &#8230; it depends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Depends on your appetite for snow. And snow has gotten pretty old and boring lately, what with an all-time record snowfall for January in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The house from a couple of angles &#8211; pictures by Brigid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cf060970b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13659\" title=\"IMG_1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cf060970b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cf060970b-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cf1d6970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cf1d6970b-500wi\" alt=\"IMG_1203\" title=\"IMG_1203\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brigid then gives me the camera and heads to the backyard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cf38f970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cf38f970b-500wi\" alt=\"IMG_1210\" title=\"IMG_1210\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>complete with a trekking pole to measure the depth of the snow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cf491970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cf491970b-500wi\" alt=\"IMG_1214\" title=\"IMG_1214\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c8261ebb970c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13657\" title=\"IMG_1218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c8261ebb970c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c8261ebb970c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The measurement is in &#8211; it was 19 inches of snow in our backyard, without any drifts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cfa9b970b-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1220\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cfa9b970b\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cfa9b970b-500wi\" style=\"width: 480px;\" title=\"IMG_1220\"><\/a> <br>&nbsp; <br>And who was doing the heavy lifting, while the fat old guy took pictures through the back window?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cfc8e970b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13658\" title=\"IMG_1223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cfc8e970b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cfc8e970b-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brigid then took the camera and went icicle-hunting in the back &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cfe56970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21cfe56970b-500wi\" alt=\"IMG_1228\" title=\"IMG_1228\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We think the longest ones are around five feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c826298e970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c826298e970c-500wi\" alt=\"IMG_1229\" title=\"IMG_1229\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c8262ac2970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c8262ac2970c-500wi\" alt=\"IMG_1230\" title=\"IMG_1230\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c8262c4a970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c8262c4a970c-500wi\" alt=\"IMG_1232\" title=\"IMG_1232\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21d0532970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20147e21d0532970b-500wi\" alt=\"IMG_1234\" title=\"IMG_1234\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c8262eab970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c8262eab970c-500wi\" alt=\"IMG_1237\" title=\"IMG_1237\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here they are from inside looking out &#8211; taken by me, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c826317d970c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13656\" title=\"IMG_1226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c826317d970c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/6a00d834525a2f69e20148c826317d970c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Brigid&#8217;s jacket was about the only non-dreary thing in this whole posting &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depends on your appetite for snow. And snow has gotten pretty old and boring lately, what with an all-time record snowfall for January in New York. The house from a couple of angles &#8211; pictures by Brigid. Brigid then gives me the camera and heads to the backyard complete with a trekking pole to measure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3250"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13660,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3250\/revisions\/13660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}