Snow Can Be Beautiful
Rob Long ·
Dec 30, 2010 at 8:06am
This is linked to, below, in the podcast post, but I just watched it and think it's wonderful. This guy is really talented. Think of it as a moment of mysterious beauty, brought to you by Ricochet:
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May '10
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While I appreciate the ability of those gifted with imagination and ability for artistic composition, I think my aesthetic senses have been destroyed by freezer-burn. In general, those who most appreciate the beauty of snow and cold tend to live in warm places and voluntarily visit thee deep freeze regions on a fast-in, fast-out optional basis.
In case anyone wondered why some of us have been downright enthusiastic about the possibility of global warming....
Sep '10
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That was lovely. Thanks for sharing it. I never would have found it if you hadn't.
Jun '10
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Coals to Newcastle, for me, but very well done. Thanks.
Jul '10
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I lived in Manhattan for 20 years. We used to have frequent blizzards in the 70's and 80's. Those were magical days.
The morning after a big snowfall was that rarest of things: a time of quiet tranquility. Traffic would be close to non-existent and the blanket of snow muffled the noise that usually bounced off the hard surfaces of stone and steel and pavement.
For a brief moment, the grimy city was pristine, with its shabby sidewalk furniture transformed into wind-sculpted hummocks of pure white. Usually, the day after a big snowfall was clear, cloudless and brilliantly sunny, with the light dazzling off the snow.
Hard-bitten, cynical New Yorkers skied and sledded along the streets like carefree children and made snow angels in the drifts.
This wintertime fantasia couldn't last, of course. Soon, the piles of snow would be blackened by diesel exhaust and festooned with doggie droppings.
But that fleeting moment, when the city shut down and people gamboled in a hushed winter-scape, was something to be cherished. And remembered.
May '10
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Duane, I spent the first 22 years of my life just south of you in Burnsville. Now I live in the San Francisco Bay area, and I love coming home to the snow every year at Christmas. Sometimes there is even the added bonus of snow at Thanksgiving.
But now that I think about it, I don't know if this confirms or contradicts your thesis.
Jul '10
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I see the traffic lights were working. Must still be using the old bulbs.
And someone taking their dog for a stand.
May '10
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Mark Wilson: Duane, I spent the first 22 years of my life just south of you in Burnsville. Now I live in the San Francisco Bay area, and I love coming home to the snow every year at Christmas. Sometimes there is even the added bonus of snow at Thanksgiving.
But now that I think about it, I don't know if this confirms or contradicts your thesis. · Dec 30 at 3:19pm
Looks to me like a near total confirmation! You come here in August to warm up, we go there in October to do the same thing....