The other night during the first snowstorm of the year (January 26th), I went out with my family to dinner at the British Beer Company, a popular local watering hole where you can get terrific meals in a cool atmosphere .

You can see an excellent shot of the same place here during normal weather conditions. I apologize in advance for the lousy quality since these pictures were taken with my Blackberry Curve which has a built-in camera. It ain’t no Nikon but it is still nifty.

As you can see here in the picture, there is snow on the ground and tire tracks all over the place but there is no snow swirling around. As the old saying goes, looks can be deceiving. Across the street from the restaurant is the beach where you can see Martha’s Vineyard across Vineyard Sound on a clear day. However, that night I wasn’t even sure if I could see Martha’s or if the storm was playing tricks on my eyes.

Here is a shot looking down Central Park Avenue. You can see the pub on my right and the park on my left. This is a local park where the locals often have recreational leagues. It is this combination of the location of the park and the pub that makes this place a popular spot. Again, the snow looks deceiving here so I got a better shot of another restaurant/condo complex across the street from the park.

I would say that’s about right. The storm was certainly picking up stronger than any of us expected. I suppose that’s bound to happen if you don’t pay attention to the weather report which is usually 75 percent wrong anyways. The building you are seeing is the Casino Wharf which is not really a casino.

Did they ever plow the streets? They must have at some point during the night. It is an interesting experience to see how different towns allocate their budget for snow plowing in the winter time. Falmouth is a unique town because it is mostly a seasonal type of town meaning things are a-happening in the summer and almost dead in the winter. They did eventually plow the streets the next day after the storm passed.