Dec. 1st, 2008 10:11 am
Welcome to the snowy season
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muckefuckEver since my first morning's commute from the new place, I've been wondering what it would be like in the snow. This morning's was scanty (about an inch when I left), but on the other hand it didn't seem like a single walk had been shoveled along the entire route. Also, rain changing to snow equals ice, so I had to step lightly. Still, it wasn't bad; I probably only added a minute or two onto my time. (The shuttle was late, so it ended up not mattering anyway.)
My biggest--and most pleasant--surprise has been how bright the place was when I woke up. Another thing I've been waiting all fall for is the leaves to drop so I could see how much light we might get during the bleak midwinter. Already the difference was considerable, then you add in some reflective fields of white stuff and you almost don't need artificial illumination at all even on a cloudy day.
The most unexpected consequence of the snow was seeing so many neighbours outside de-icing their cars. I'm not sure if there have always been this many going in at the same time I am that I just don't notice when they're not standing outside, conspicuous in dark colours against the white, or if a lot of them were caught off guard by the snowfall and delayed.
Yesterday, I felt a twinge about booting the still-blooming mum from its place in the sunroom to make room for the Christmas sapling. Today its vivid rusts and golds look distinctly out of place framed against a snow scene.
My biggest--and most pleasant--surprise has been how bright the place was when I woke up. Another thing I've been waiting all fall for is the leaves to drop so I could see how much light we might get during the bleak midwinter. Already the difference was considerable, then you add in some reflective fields of white stuff and you almost don't need artificial illumination at all even on a cloudy day.
The most unexpected consequence of the snow was seeing so many neighbours outside de-icing their cars. I'm not sure if there have always been this many going in at the same time I am that I just don't notice when they're not standing outside, conspicuous in dark colours against the white, or if a lot of them were caught off guard by the snowfall and delayed.
Yesterday, I felt a twinge about booting the still-blooming mum from its place in the sunroom to make room for the Christmas sapling. Today its vivid rusts and golds look distinctly out of place framed against a snow scene.