The video above is a series of photos, taken around 8am daily between Oct 10, 2010 and Jan 1, 2011. The view is of the backyard of my current abode. Taken with a Canon 5D (try the HD version on youtube), 35/1.4, Av mode at f/8, ISO 200. My ocean view, such as it is, reappeared around Thanksgiving, and the first snow hits December 21st.
Additionally, below is a 1-day time lapse of the snow storm that hit Boston on January 12, 2011. The images were taken every 2 minutes, replayed at 0.1 s/image. The camera was again set to Av mode, F/6.3, ISO 800. The night time exposures were as long as 2.5 seconds, which creates the streaking snow visible in the early morning hours. There is a high-definition version as well.