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Friday - March 05, 2004 at 03:37 AM inLate season snowstorm
I woke up this morning to a fresh blanket of snow, maybe four or five inches. This isn't the light powdery stuff we got in January and February, but giant flakes of sticky wet stuff which clumps on everything it touches. We had a ghost forest outside our bedroom window, as every twig on every tree was coated with two inches of white.
It isn't lasting, of course. Every flutter of every branch sets off a cascade of little snowballs, as the branches shed the weight of the accumulation and spring back to their normal positions. By the time I get home, I expect the ghost forest will be largely gone. Sadly, this is the kind of thing which is extraordinarily difficult to photograph: how do you capture in a picture the very subtle gradations of light, shadow, and contrast, when the whole world is reduced to pure white? A March snowstorm of this size presents a more practical problem, as well. To shovel, or not to shovel? In a couple weeks, this snowfall will likely be entirely melted, and the forecast is optimistically calling for highs in the 40's early next week. Yesterday, in fact, the ground was bare in most places. It isn't deep enough to impede traffic in and out of our driveway (much), but it is deep enough to be a nuisance. The temptation to just let this snow melt on its own is strong. On the other hand, if we have another late-season snowstorm--entirely possible--I will sincerely regret not cleaning up after this one. So, I am torn between the devil of laziness on one shoulder, and the angel of planning ahead on the other. If I give in to the devil, perhaps I can make it up by working out on the treadmill tonight. Posted at 03:37 AM | Permalink | | | |