The nation’s capital is buried in snow after two monstrous storms in less than a week. Today’s storm was so bad at times that visibility was deemed too dangerous for even snow plows to be on the road clearing the snow. The federal government has been closed all week and will be again at least through tomorrow. It is now officially the worst winter on record here since 1899.

Yet the scene in Washington looks so peaceful in this snapshot of the Capitol building, taken this evening after the storm cleared out of the area:

See more AP photos of the storm at Don Surber’s blog.