Archive for the ‘winter’ tag
Snow in Washington
The snow has been falling here in DC all day. Looking outside the morning, I saw a fresh blanket of white coating the cars and the road. As far as I know, the ordinary panic that besets Metro-area commuters every time the weather changes has not occurred.
Of course, the crispness will not last. Even as I type this, the snow atop the house next door is beginning to turn from bright white to a muddled grey.
The Un-Winter of Holland
It doesn’t look like I’m going to get winter her in Holland. I’m pretty happy about that, actually. Global warming has its upside.
The downside, of course, is that Holland is on average 15 feet below sea level. If when the ice sheets melt, I’m pretty much screwed if I’m still here.
