I took this photo on the longest night of the year. Winter does have it's own kind of beauty. It is the kind of beauty that is best enjoyed through a window. Did you know that they don't shovel the walk up on the bluff where I took this photo?
Now on this Christmas eve as snow-storm-amageddon, or snow-pocalypse, rages around us we are kind of in our own world. Snow storms can be wonderful with a little preparation. The important thing is that we have everything we need and don't have to leave the house. There is plenty of food and more importantly there is wine, beer, whiskey and brandy. If things get tense we have books both paper and electronic, internet access, DVD's and the TV with all the channels and nothing on. Our survival of both Christmas and snow-pocalypse 2009 is just about guaranteed. Sadly when it stops snowing we will have to remove a few tons of it from the walks but it sounds like it will be a few days before we have to worry about it.
We all know Santa can handle snow, he drives a flying sleigh. As long as he doesn't need to land at our airport he will do just fine, and besides everyone knows that Christmas is supposed to be white.
Stay warm, stay inside and enjoy the day.
This just in, the snow storm as it looked at 5:00 AM CST
LOL! That is quite a bad snow storm! I hope your Canon didn’t get ruined.
If that’s from Prospect Park, yah, the city of St. Paul barely plows our streets anymore, much less the parks (Como is an exception I believe). We’d be better off with snowmobiles and snowshoes for travel in the winter if you live in St. Paul.
The snow doesn’t get removed from the walks in Irvine Park or Harriet Island park or the River park. I miss being able to go for walks in those areas. I am thinking it just costs too much to shovel so they don’t