I have to admit to liking snow. There is just something about the stillness of the world when it is gently falling and you don't have to be anywhere. I love to look out at the streetlights and see the flakes coming down like stars from the sky and the gentle whirring of the snow-blowers down the street. Gees, the earth is just quiet when it snows--I like that.The pond froze the other day, enough that Hobbes could walk on it to check out the heater and squirrel footprints. Of course, I'm all worried about the hibernating frogs and minnows out there. I check the heater frequently to make sure it is keeping an air hole open for them, and it is all I can do to make sure they are safe for their winter of slumber. I spend the winter worrying about them, hoping everyone makes it through okay.
We are off downtown Chicago today to do some Christmas shopping and sightseeing. We'll stop to see the windows at Macy's and perhaps stroll Michigan Avenue--this city is lovely covered in white. We'll bundle up like Eskimos and brave the chills, admiring the lights and pine garland that covers the city at Christmas. It really is lovely and a fun something to do on a gloomy day.
There is beauty in cold, snow and ice. Really.
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Okay, then.
I always say we're going to make it downtown every year so as to see the holiday decor, but we never do. :(
Have fun!
Ah, the quiet cleaness of new fallen snow - yes a beautiful sight. at one point in my life I lived in the Kips Bay neighborhood in Manhattan, 3 blocks down from Park Avenue. Park Avenue is actually 2-ways (unusual in Manhattan) and has a median with planters and small trees. The trees always have those little twinkle lights on them. Anyway, one Sunday morning I awoke to several inches of new snow and more gently falling. It was maybe 7 am - I went out to get my newspapers and it was soooo quiet - no cars, no people. I walked up to Park and the snow and the trees and the twinkle lights and the beautiful buildings and the quiet - just breathtaking. One of my favorite winter memories...
lol we got a little bit of snow last weekend and you should have seen the way people were reacting to it. Facebook blew up with people saying "its snowing", and "omg...snow in Lousiaiana". It was kinda funny. Especially since, it snowed last year and actally stuck around for a couple days (and cancleled my Xmas concert)
Hope you didn't move back like Hobbes dumping truck when the winds starts to blow Lin :D
I wanna see your surrounding in snow photos, if you don't mind :)
happy shopping!
We have snow too with more coming tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday. By Thursday my wonder will be gone.
I do admit to preferring snow to cold, icy rain....
Have a wonderful time. Enjoy the city. There are time I REALLY miss Philadephia and New York. Missoula just doesn't cut it as a city.
We did not get any snow that stuck! Yeah!
I love a snowy day as long as I don't have to go outside. Actually, I should say, as long as I don't have to drive anywhere. I like walking in snow or just being out in it. I even like shoveling.
What I hate is having to shovel, brush off my car, deal with slush and slow drivers and slippery streets when I have to go somewhere.
Yes, Virginia, there is something magical about the serenity of a snow fall. Until I have to go out driving...all the magic is gone. Hope you enjoy your day.
Be interested in your "report" on downtown. This is going to be good! Fran's Dad
Vanilla--You aren't with me on this one, Vanilla??
Violet--It was lovely, Violet. And not too cold. We only had to take one cab to avoid the cold. Yeah!
Grace--Yeah, that sounds FAB! I love the silence of new falling snow. It's like the earth is insulated. :) Such a lovely picture you have painted in my mind.
Mystery Man--So they were happy or sad about the snow?? Why do folks freak out about it?? It melts eventually, right?
Vanilla7--Got some city shots for you today, but alas, no snow. I think it melted yesterday and today. Bummer. But the city was lovely with the decorations and lights.
DG--More window shopping than anything. Gees, I LOVE that darned Nordstrom--it's just a bit out of my budget most times. :(
Pricilla--I do so love the city in the winter--it's just so pretty. I really want to get to NYC in the winter--perhaps around Christmas. I LOVE that city. I like the new falling snow--it's the cold and ice that I can do without.
Jo--Really? We've got a little bit, but it sort of melted today and yesterday. The pond is all iced over though. I hope for a white Christmas!
JD--Yep, I'm with you. It is FAB as long as I'm in the house with nowhere to go. I love to watch the skylights get covered with snow and the family room is darkened. Ooooh, cozy!
Buggys--Yeah, the driving stinks, but I like shoveling or snow blowing in the fresh snow--as long as I don't have to be somewhere.
Fran's Dad---Uh oh, pressure for a good story......eek!
We still have plenty of snow here. It really is beautiful when it has freshly fallen. All the more so if you have nowhere to go. The problem is not the flakes that fall from heaven, but the flakes behind the steering wheels out there on the roads.
One of my favorite things to do is to go walking in the snow especially at this time of year with all the lights at night. We don't get much snow here in Oregon but if it does snow, I have to get my snow walk in. It's so peaceful and beautiful.
Hope you had fun in Chicago!
How about some pics of snowmen? I would sooo totally love that.
Please, please, please!!
Hobbes is one brave cat to be walking on ice. I don't think I'd want to be out in the cold but looking at it from indoors.
Yes, I'm with Veronica, let's see a snowman!
I am with VanillaSeven, show some more snow pics. I plan to get my snow fix through you.
I love snow too. We seldom get it here and when we do it's never around Christmas :(
Chuck--Oh, how right you are! If only we didn't have to go anywhere for the snowy months!
Beaded Tail--Ooooh, it sounds wonderful! I love those big giant flakes that take forever to come down. And how quiet it is and that all of my goofy neighbors are hiding inside their houses.
Veronica--Okay, I'll work on it. So far, not enough snow for snowmen, but I will watch for some.
Chocolate--He's not as brave as curious. That floating heater was just so inviting to a stripey kitty!
Roschelle--I love fresh snow on Christmas--it just sets the scene so beautifully. And I like it until around February and March--then I can't wait for spring!
I like the snow ONLY IF I can stay inside and just look at it through the window...lol
I'm jealous of your chilly weather. It was almost 80 here today and we all wore shorts. I know, sounds like I'm rubbing it in but I'm really not.
oh, they were happy. they just wrent all crazy like when you get a new toy at xmas, y'know?
Ann--I like it when it is coming down, but then I can do without it. I hate when it is dirty--ick.
Casey--I like the seasons, so I'm not jealous. Well, just yet! Talk to me around March. :)
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