They called for it and it came; a very rare occurrence here in Denver. When I woke up this morning at 7:30 there was a very light dusting on the ground and the overcast sky spit small droplets of snow occasionally, but nothing promising the 8-16 inches expected. I made my coffee, grabbed my book (The Spaniard and the Seven Deadly Sins) and went into my temporary workspace (guilty grin). When I emerged from my chamber The Snow had begun to fall heavily. The flakes were large and lumbering often distracted by a slight breeze. I took the first photo at just after 8am.
Naomi, still under the covers of our bed, continued to sleep; she has an atrocious flu. When she woke up The Snow had kept up and had begun to accumulate on the grass and rooftops, creating the appearance of a gingerbread village. I left at around 11 am
to do some errands. The snow had become thicker and the wind picked up. Two or so inches had mounded up on everything but streets and walkways. 
I entered a store and shopped for maybe 15 minutes, then came out to a wall of white.
Almost an inch of snow had piled up on the
black asphalt parking lot. The snow moved in long ivory pillars across the landscape. "This is my very first real blizzard!" I said, unfortunately not quiet enough for one grumpy customer to say, "I have enough in my life-time, bwah!" as she shook her crooked arm and withered wrist into the air. I sang a psalm to the Snow gods o
n her behalf. These next photos were taken
when I got home around 1:30 pm.
As you can see from these photos, the visability was cut down to about 50 or so feet. the temperature dropped from 31 to 25 in only a few hours.
Anyone reading this posting already knows I am enamored by snow, Its ferocity and tranquility, how it animates lifeless things and creates an occasion for som
e wintry diversion right out side our front yards. People who tell me "you can just drive an hour and have all the snow you want!" obviously don't see the futility of what they are saying. Yes its true, but you know what? I snowshoed down
17th Ave PKY!! I also made snow angels on 17th Ave!
It was a fun day. I was able to enjoy a beer with our new landlords next to a fire and spend a day with my wife, snuggled up and watching billows of s
now roll down the empty street. One last hurrah for the Snow
gods!
It is still coming down and last time I checked we had 13 inches. Feels good.
2 comments:
wow, a snowstorm in the end of March!! isn't it supposed to be spring?! its a beautiful blanket of white, though!
Loved talking to you on Skype while the blizzard howled. I chuckled while you were distracted from the computer and gazing out the window with that little boy wistful grin on your face. Hope it's not blizzarding when you leave for Oz!
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