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First snow
Nov. 13th, 2004 05:59 pmYesterday it started snowing in the morning, and it was already tiny flakes by the time I got to see it. I assumed it would turn to rain soon enough; first snow isn't usually very durable. Instead, the flakes got larger, and by the time I was walking home, I saw accumulation on the grass and everywhere else there wasn't pavement. The roads were still warm enough that the flakes melted on contact.
When I walked back later, there were ice pellets coming down, and I walked gingerly, nervous on the hill I had to descend. Coming back late Shabbat night, it was still snowing, and the accumulation wasn't just on the lawns any more, but the sidewalks and roadways, too.
I had admired some gorgeous red leaves just that morning, and lots of trees still have lots of foliage, leaves not only brown but yellow and green, too. I thought about my second winter in Jerusalem, when there had been so much snow that the trees, unused to the weight, lost branches, and wondered if the added snow weight on leaves might cause more damage than usual to the trees.
This morning, I woke up and the light in my room was muted, in the way it is when snow mostly covers the skylight. I looked out on the porch, and it looked like we'd already gotten at least four inches, and it was still snowing. Not at all usual for this early in November. Exciting, though.
I walked to shul, seeing the autumn leaves on the pavements that had been cleared. Still, there was enough snow, snow crushed into ice, and snow melted into slush that it turned sidewalks from paths to challenges of geography, to be navigated with much more care, a taste of the season to come.
When I walked back later, there were ice pellets coming down, and I walked gingerly, nervous on the hill I had to descend. Coming back late Shabbat night, it was still snowing, and the accumulation wasn't just on the lawns any more, but the sidewalks and roadways, too.
I had admired some gorgeous red leaves just that morning, and lots of trees still have lots of foliage, leaves not only brown but yellow and green, too. I thought about my second winter in Jerusalem, when there had been so much snow that the trees, unused to the weight, lost branches, and wondered if the added snow weight on leaves might cause more damage than usual to the trees.
This morning, I woke up and the light in my room was muted, in the way it is when snow mostly covers the skylight. I looked out on the porch, and it looked like we'd already gotten at least four inches, and it was still snowing. Not at all usual for this early in November. Exciting, though.
I walked to shul, seeing the autumn leaves on the pavements that had been cleared. Still, there was enough snow, snow crushed into ice, and snow melted into slush that it turned sidewalks from paths to challenges of geography, to be navigated with much more care, a taste of the season to come.