Winter Storm 2011

Sidewalk Avalanche!

One week ago tonight, Doug and I were experiencing the blizzard of the season. I thought we might be nuts to go out in the thick of it, but it was awesome. The sky was a pinkish bronze color and the snow was whipping my face so furiously it felt like a micro-derm abrasion and a swirly all at once. Of course I couldn't resist yelling almost soundlessly to Doug in the wind "We have to GO BACK!" (thank you LOST). After a few minutes outside, I was startled when I found myself thinking "You can't take this for granted as Spring will be here before you know it."

Almost a Cotton Candy Steamboat tree

We made it on a walk around the block that night, mostly based on memory since our senses were inferior, and eventually settled in a semi-sheltered part of the park. It is hard to describe what it feels like to be experiencing something for the first time with the knowledge that you may never experience it again. I tried to make mental notes about all of the energy spinning around us in the storm - the dark trees swaying against the pink/bronze sky, the sound of the loudest wind you've ever heard and the snow sculpting a new form for everything. Awesome.