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Snow Day

Wasn't it just a week ago that I was diving into the waters of the Pacific to go for a nice swim? Well, this morning I woke up to a couple inches of snow covering the ground. For those of you in Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio, you probably don't fully appreciate the way snow affects places that don't get snow very often. It is looked on as a novelty rather than a hassle. And since around here it usually doesn't last through the day, you gotta get out and take advantage of it when you can.

First thing this morning, I put on some gloves and went outside to scope the quality of the snow: decent for packing and enough to embark on a modest-sized project. After mulling it over for a bit, I came up with the idea of building an arch. It felt very Andy Goldsworthy-esque. As I worked, the snow got even better for packing which I knew meant it was melting fast. Well, I'm proud of my little arch – so proud, in fact, that I went a little crazy with the camera. is an attempt to make it bigger than it is and is Tussieroo enjoying it*.

After my snow architecture session, I went up to the local with the neighbors. (Sled technology is vastly improved since my days.) Good times in the snow. They say more snow for tomorrow. Maybe I will attempt something more ambitious like an *.

Monday January 28 2008

File under: misc, pics

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on Mon 28th Jan, 2008 11:14 pm PST Horge said:
Good times. When did we build that? During some break, right? But then some Villager peed in it. Darn drunkies.
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on Fri 01st Feb, 2008 11:40 am PST Joe Wilbur said:
I do think it's funny how we were "supposed" to get a whole bunch more snow and haven't seen anything since...
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