February 28, 2008

• Cleveland snowstorm

     Driving to my book discussion meeting on Tuesday in a snowstorm was both
  harrowing and awe inspiring.While the fine snow made visibility short
  range,  it stuck on each branch and twig of every tree. It was so
  beautiful! I felt like I was driving through a Christmas card. Words
  cannot describe just how stunning the scenery was and I did my best to
  etch it upon my memory.
       
  Passing a bank around the corner from the meeting place, a bank showed the temperature at 77 degrees! I did a double take & burst out laughing. I took my camera purposely to take some scenic pics, but the car was acting weird on the way home, so I didn't stop anywhere. I was afraid it wouldn't start again.
     Now much of the snow has blown off the trees, but still lingers on the larger branches. There's still 4 or 5 inches on the ground and all the parking lots have giant piles of snow pushed out of the way, in some cases, resembling mini mountain ranges. Here's an icicle hanging from the corner of my building, it's more than 2 feet long. I can see it from my living room window and have watched it 'grow' since the weekend. It's going to be sad when it finally falls. But, thankfully, it's still too cold for that to happen.
                 

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