Finally: A blast of winter

Several inches of beautiful light snow fell over eastern Massachusetts yesterday. Behold and enjoy a few photos of the sudden winter wonderland:

The statue of Leif Ericsson on the Commonwealth Avenue mall in Back Bay in Boston

Statue of Leif Ericsson with the Prudential Building in the background.

In winter's grip: A close-up of a snow-covered hedge.

A young man shoveling snow off a sidewalk in a residential neighborhood.

A wintry back road flanked by snow covered trees.

Snow covered tree branches on Beacon Street in Brookline.

A snowy Beacon Street in Brookline.

A snow covered metal ornament on Beacon Street in Brookline.

Snow slowly melting on a metal ornament on Beacon Street in Brookline.