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bluewaterlilies

White Christmas

Dec 24, 2004 11:49

Growing up in south Texas, it always seemed to be a tossup whether we'd be able to wear sweaters on Christmas Day. We're known for our temperate winters, and true to form, more years than not, Christmas Day is a good day for a hike or a birdwatching expedition. I've spent, to the best of my memory, every Christmas of my life in Corpus Christi ( Read more... )

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Meanwhile... acierocolotl January 4 2005, 16:44:11 UTC

This is a photo (750k) I snapped last winter. There is a Fiero--one of those sporty two-seater cars--in this picture. Can you find the Fiero?

I am amused at your enthusiasm for snow. In your enthusiasm, my usually withered, jaded bitterness about the winter recedes a little, perhaps segueing as far upwards as "somewhat dour". I feel like an adult, watching baby take her first few steps.

I may also be a little over dramatic here. Hopefully, you'll find it within yourself to forgive me.

Re: Meanwhile... bluewaterlilies January 4 2005, 16:51:21 UTC

It's a bit more exotic for me than it is for you, admittedly. I've never ever seen this much fresh snow in Texas. In fact, I think I've only seen fresh snow (i.e. not leftover snow that lingers in the Canadian rockies well into July) build up once before, during a winter in Oklahoma, when I was almost too young to remember. (I remember the knife-like pain of my fingers thawing out, though. Ouch.)

Did you see my snow pictures? They start here, I think.

Re: Meanwhile... bluewaterlilies January 4 2005, 16:58:00 UTC

P.S. ...No, I don't see the Fiero, but I can hazard a guess as to where it might be hiding. I admit that my fascination with the stuff was probably enhanced by the fact that it got up to 50F that day, so it wasn't particularly cold out as we played in it.

Re: Meanwhile... acierocolotl January 4 2005, 21:27:02 UTC

I'm not working particularily hard at the moment. I am a little wistful for more time off, but that has to wait.

This picture was sort of striking for me, however. It reminded me of the Great Ice Storm of Ninetyseven. (We've already taken to calling it that, yes.)

In that Great Ice Storm, it was winter, a very deep-rooted, well-seated winter. The ground had been long frozen, the snow was staying. Then, thanks to Ottawa's manic-depressive weather, it started to rain. Oh, did it rain! It rained long and hard, a real torrential downpour, and it didn't stop for hours.

Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't rain at all. It's not supposed to rain during the winter, let alone early February. (There's a reason for that. There's also a reason I don't own a car.) It's just that with the ground so frozen, the area so cold, the rain instantly froze as soon as it touched a solid surface. I must stress it again: instantlyThere were centimeters of ice on the roads--which was not so bad, since cars produce a lot of waste heat, and ( ... )

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