Oh, the snow!

It's still snowy here, folks. Yes, it sure is. It hasn't really snowed for a few days, but the snow on the ground isn't disappearing despite the frozen rain that has been pelting down off and on for the last couple of days. By the way, whoever would chose freezing cold rain over snow is CRAZY. I'm just sayin'. I would rather trudge through the pretty snow that be sogged out by the rains.

As I type this I can hear the sounds of many squealing tires attempting to roll their way out of the small snow banks that still line our alley and street. Me, I have decided to leave our car where it is and take the bus.

Here's the bus stop by my work last Monday...

As I was standing there, waiting for the bus (which didn't come for nearly an hour) I was thinking to myself "Wow, that's a lot of snow" to the point where I actually took a photo of it with my phone. Oh the things we do to amuse ourselves while waiting for the bus.

Here are the same newspaper boxes one week later...

In the immortal words of Mike LaFontaine: "Whaaaa happened?"

I suppose the logical explanation is that someone shoveled all the snow from the sidewalk over top of the newspaper boxes. Maybe it's because it hasn't snowed this much in about a decade, but I found this pile of dirty, icy snow sort of impressive.

Also impressive, but not really, were the bus stops around the city today. They were basically two foot tall platforms of compacted snow and ice. Climbing aboard the bus successfully was akin to reaching the summit of a very tall mountain. On one hand I was impressed, on the other hand I was wondering if I would be the next person in my family to break her leg this holiday season*.


* Broken sister update...She's still in the hospital, but doing fairly well. There have been some annoying things that she's had to deal with (overmedication, aspiration, a cast that was put on too tightly!), but she is still adorable and funny...and can't wait to get home, so her sister can smother her with love, casseroles and sitcoms on DVD.

Finally, something for the ladies...Mighty Goods has a round up post on Fascinators. Oh yes, I will take one of each. While I don't know if feathers are the best thing to wear in this weather they are beautiful and will make you feel all spruced up.