let it snow, let it snow, let it meh, whatever
It was pointed out just the other night that those of us that live in the damp, temperate part of the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascades have been complaining very loudly recently about the huge volumes of snow that have been getting dumped on us recently. I can’t speak for everyone but where I live close to downtown Portland it’s rare for us to see snow for more than a day or two each winter. Since snow is a “fringe condition” we’re not terribly prepared for it, not unlike when we’ll hit the other end of the extreme and have four or five days of 100-degree temperatures in August and everyone will freak out all over again.
It started snowing just as New Year’s Day ticked over into the even less remarkable January 2nd, which I only noticed since I was up late reading a book again. I grumbled a bit, since the snow was unexpected, but my inner photographer was secretly pleased, because you can get some really cool effects at night with snow and an anti-shake lens.
I hope you all had a good New Year’s and didn’t completely destroy your livers, there’s going to be some good drinking in the months ahead.
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