Yesterday, I thought this would make for an interesting picture for my blog…
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until I saw my new beach friend! Birds just can’t compete with a seal (see yesterday’s post).
Expecting MORE snow on the beach this weekend. Will post updates here and on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AnnDelaneyBeach
For a seal!
I get excited when I find sea glass on my beach walk. Imagine my reaction when I saw this little guy?
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The Stone Harbor police dispatcher said she knew about the seal, and had talked with someone from the Brigantine Marine Mammal Stranding Center. Apparently, the seal is just sunning himself by the dunes- and the pink marking on his head indicates he was found doing the same thing last week in Wildwood Crest!  A real beach bum 😉
Snow overnight…and another storm expected this weekend.
The Boroughs of Avalon and Stone Harbor require annual inspections for all rental properties. The Department of Fire Prevention checks for safety issues and code violations.
All rental properties must have smoke detectors (within 10′ of each bedroom, and at least one on each floor), GFI outlets within 6′ of a sink, and carbon monoxide detectors in homes with gas /oil, a fireplace, or an attached garage. A commercial grade fire extinguisher (serviced annually) located in the kitchen. And no propane tanks (for gas grills) on decks or within 5′ of exterior walls.Â
The construction office in each town has a similar inspection for the transfer (sale) of all properties, too.
For more information, call 609-368-5102 ext 105 in Stone Harbor;Â or 609-967-4220 in Avalon.
Snow boots instead of flip flops for a walk on the beach. Temperatures still in the 20’s, but the sun felt great.
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A distinct high tide line on the beach.Â
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Snow on the marsh and some ice on the bay.
Okay…that was fun.  I’m ready for spring!
 Brilliant sunshine this morning- and at least 8″ of snow on our deck!
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104th and 
Second Avenue in Stone Harbor.
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The beach block of 73rd Street in the south end of Avalon- waiting for the snow plow!
Looking forward to my walk on the beach after work…
I had a flashback when I stopped to take pictures of the dunes. As “beach kids”, the dunes were our sledding hills!  Isn’t that pathetic??   We could only make so many runs before we hit sand…a gross combination of wet snow and sand all over our clothes.   Keep in mind that snow is a rare event at the shore- so no long term environmental damage to the dunes  😉
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95th Street public parking area by the beach.
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A white out on the beach!Â
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The Villa Maria Retreat House on 111th Street and the beach.
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The snow is an interesting change of scenery…but I prefer summer!
This snow storm is much more than the “light dusting” predicted.
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 21st Street boardwalk, 25th and Dune Drive, and the 21st Street Circle in Avalon.
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 Sorry for the tilted pictures. Trying to stay dry while checking out the snow!
This is the view outside my office- just before 12 noon on Saturday.
Looks pretty! And more snow than we expected “for shore” 🙂
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Another view of Dune Drive in Avalon- looking across to Hoy’s 5 & 10.
Huge snow flakes- and really coming down now.
Calm B4 Storm
Hard to imagine this changing to blizzard like conditions over the next few hours!
Checking the NOAA web site for updates:Â http://www.erh.noaa.gov/phi/
Click on the storm total snow forecast to view the colorful PA / NJ/ DE map. Cape May County is expecting 21+ inches.