The record-keepers tell us that once in a century the Deep South gets a good old fashioned honest-to-gosh snowfall. With that being the recent case, it seems like a good idea to collect a few of those scenes to share with all of you.
Houmas House, on the banks of the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is one of those places that I decided cannot take a bad picture, and as it turns out, even covered in snow, the girl still has it.
The live oaks who keep her company are saying “amen”.
The 28 live oaks stretching between the front portico of Oak Alley and the Mississippi River are blanketed in snow as well.
A little further north of Baton Rouge, the historic St. Francisville Inn in St. Francisville looks like a postcard.
Meanwhile, in New Orleans, photographer Allan Graves captured this rare scene. Parts of the city received 10 inches of snow in this storm.
The Low Country of South Carolina joined the party, and photographerBrandon Coffey took full advantage. These photos of historic Strawberry Chapel and grounds in the snow will become rare treasures.
Spring will be arriving in these parts in a few short weeks, and most future winters will likely revert back to a month or so of cold rain, but at least for a brief once-in-a-lifetime moment, Southerners were granted the rare opportunity to sing “let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.”
Hilton Head Island, SC received more than 6 inches. It’s Sunday and there is still snow on the ground!❄️
It was a sight to behold seeing the dunes and the beach covered under a blanket of pure white snow!
I’m ready for it to be gone!
And it will be soon, as this week, we’ll go back to our highs in the 60’s…lows in the 40’s winter weather.
wonderful