Thursday, February 25, 2010

snow: the aftermath

It's funny looking back at these pictures now, because they are so different from our present reality! Much of the snow (barring the mountains in parking lots, which we expect to be living with for a long time) has melted, and yesterday when we went outside it felt like spring! We could see grass, it was warm enough to leave my hood down, I could smell earth and plants (what is it about the olfactory process that I can't smell anything when it's cold?), and the sun felt wonderful on my face. Esther splashed in a puddle with a stick, and we both had a relaxing time. But the snow was an amazing experience while it lasted, and I wanted to share a few more pictures before it faded from my mind.

Admittedly, the snow bank owes part of its height to snow shoveled off of the walkway--but look, it's nearly as tall as Esther!











This snow bank is a more average height.  Still nothing to sneeze at!
















This is what twenty or so inches of snow looks like on top of a car.











Nobody's going to be using this parking spot for a while!


Queen of the mountain!  (To give you an idea of the height of this pile, you can just see Tim's head behind it.  Yes, he was standing fully upright.)



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