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One final snow storm?

paul — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:34:09 +0000

There are differing reports of snow for today, into tonight and tomorrow. Some sources are telling us it’ll be a few inches and others expect us to get buried again, as we did a few weeks back.

Regardless, we’re preparing for the worst—as good New Englanders do. It’s either take-out or some pre-made items from the market for dinner and a couple of movies. Just a relaxing night of eating too much and drooling in front of the idiot box.

Can’t wait!

Winter finally hits Amesbury

paul — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:51:16 +0000

This year’s snowfall has been sluggish, to say the least. We’ve only received a dusting in late January. And depending on whom you talk to, it’s either good or bad. Regardless of people’s opinions, the snowfall as of 08:30 on Valentine’s Day is about one to two inches and climbing. The flakes are small, but coming down quickly. The wind is also gusting from time to time, which should make for some interesting snow drifts.

I’m seeing weather predictions of four to eight inches, so it’s up in the air as to how much we’ll really get. (Pun intended.)

The snowfall this morning is beautiful. With the layout of our kitchen, I can see out multiple windows and vantage points as I sit at the kitchen island with a nice hot cup of tea and tap away at my trusty iBook computer. The imagery outside evokes childhood winter memories and prose about winter from the likes of Henry D. Thoreau and other New England literary magnates.

“We sleep and at length awake to the still reality of a winter morning. The snow lies warm as cotton or down upon the window-sill; the broadened sash and frosted panes admit a dim and private light, which enhances the snug cheer within. The stillness of the morning is impressive. The floor creaks under our feet as we move toward the window to look abroad through some clear space over the fields. We see the roofs stand under their snow burden. From the eaves and fences hang stalactites of snow, and in the yard stand stalagmites covering some concealed core. The trees and shrubs rear white arms to the sky on every side, and where were walls and fences, we see fantastic forms stretching in frolic gambols across the dusky landscape, as if Nature had strewn her fresh designs over the fields by night as models for man’s art.”
- Henry D. Thoreau, from A Winter Walk

Winter’s bite just won’t let go

paul — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:49:26 +0000

Winter finally made it’s presence known in New England at the end of January. Now it’s not letting go.

For the last two weeks, temperatures in our neck of the woods haven’t broken thre freezing point. Unless you stand very still in small sunny spots–and maybe do some jumping jacks or other calisthenic variant.

The only variation in the weather is whether it will by sunny, cloudy or Antarctically windy.

On the upside, however, our basement is bone dry.