SNOW — first of winter '05/'06

I heard there would be snow today, and I heard right. Much to my delight snowflakes were covering rooftops when I awoke this (late) morning. So I set out in the afternoon, covered in Mountain Hardwear gear from head to toe (save for my gloves) and was giddy to be slippin’ and slidin’ down the sidewalks. I thought how weak it looked to hide from the snow under an umbrella as most people were doing. It was nice to be force fed a snowflake every now and then when I looked up with my mouth open. The sidewalks were largely empty though. This was fine by me, more space for me to slide on and scuffle my feet in the accumulation, of which there was a good 3 to 4 inches.

I headed to the skyscraper district, very similarly to what I did on a snowy day last winter. I made no snowman this time though. Instead I looked for good sliding spots and took a few photos. I stood upon an overpass and imagined a rollicking snowball fight in my mind. I threw 3 snowballs, but only at the structure covering a stair case. I was almost emboldened to start one when I saw 3 youths walking underneath who looked like they’d be game.

I’m glad to get at least one chance this winter to have snow to play in.

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