No-mageddon! A Nod to a Near Miss

While those in the Northeast and other areas of the mid-Atlantic suffered through up to 32 inches of snow as 2010 came to a close, the greater Washington area took brief comfort in having missed the latest record snowfall—by all of about 50 miles.

The severe weather was a serious matter for travelers, commuters and many others, but it created  light-hearted moments and some great photo ops, too.

Many of them were captured by our northern Patch neighbors, so we thought we'd share.

Jessie King in Waterford Patch in Southeast Connecticut got called out for not wearing gloves by a cute tot named Jackson, then hitched a ride on a special toboggan.

Photos by Stu Bayer show snow mountains appearing to swallow trees and cars on Yorktown Patch in the Hudson Valley of New York State. 

The shot by Kara Glover Billhardt on Darien Patch in Connecticut will look familiar to those who were around D.C. this time last year.

doesn't begin to describe captured by Westport, Conn., Patch's Maureen Cummings.

And, Will Shaker in New Canaan, Conn., talked to the town who pledged mail delivery despite the blizzard conditions.