Winter? Again?
I’ll admit it. I was really ready for spring. I’ve been taking walks each day, even when it rained, watching the bulbs green fuses rising magically from the decayed leaves. I’ve been inspecting buds on the lilac bushes and fruit trees. I’ve been pruning apple trees, crab apple trees and pear trees. Some days it’s even felt like spring. Many days it’s looked like spring.
But mother nature and the weather gods had other plans for us.
Winter. Again.
And I’m okay with it! I didn’t think I would be. My blood had already begun to thin, and my adrenaline cravings had already shifted away from skiing toward cycling and windsurfing.
But this last snow has been so postcard perfect, and the cross-country conditions have been so enjoyable that I’ve happily taken it all in stride. And the slide show above, mostly pulled from photographs shot by my bride while cross-country skiing, captures some of the joy I’ve found in this late season snow. And the following digital artifacts fished out of the data stream a couple of days ago fill in the remaining gaps.
Wax 'em up. 4" so far here; I'm going this afternoon 4 sure! RT @virtualdavis: @SWBizCom Storm, shlorm…
— kim rielly (@krielly) March 19, 2013
@krielly @virtualdavis @edhuckmarine Woot! I just dropped a herd of kids off 4 crepes & @skiwhiteface – xcountry 4 me w new #snow app. 🙂
— Sarah Wilson (@swbizcom) March 19, 2013
@virtualDavis @krielly I love it! A #snowdance app. How is it going in Essex? It is def piling up here!
— Sarah Wilson (@swbizcom) March 19, 2013
Is there an app for that? RT @virtualdavis: @krielly @SWBizCom Hoping to too but need more white stuff. Send some up?
— kim rielly (@krielly) March 19, 2013
Snowing again. The app works! 🙂 RT @SWBizCom @virtualDavis @krielly A #snowdance app. How is it going in Essex? It is def piling up here!
@krielly @SWBizCom Prolly. Jes google it… Can count the flakes falling. Bad sign. Time for a snow dance. With special potions. And drums!
— virtualDavis (@virtualDavis) March 19, 2013
Snowing again. The app works! 🙂 RT @SWBizCom @virtualDavis @krielly A #snowdance app. How is it going in Essex? It is def piling up here!
— virtualDavis (@virtualDavis) March 19, 2013
https://twitter.com/ShackValley/status/314016890437648385
@ShackValley Still snowing here. Nice, sticky skiing this afternoon.
— virtualDavis (@virtualDavis) March 20, 2013
At last! Enough snow to slide my boards across meadows and through woods. I'm out of here! #Adirondacks #skiing #hooky
— virtualDavis (@virtualDavis) March 19, 2013
It was snowy, sticky and good. Thank you all for performing snow dances on my behalf. They paid off royally!
— virtualDavis (@virtualDavis) March 20, 2013
Fork in trail; last day of winter in my #adirondacks backyard #nofilter http://t.co/DhHR0sM6Lw
— kim rielly (@krielly) March 19, 2013
Enjoy the snow while it’s here, and then on to spring!
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