Day 2-77 -- How do you describe snow?

Well -- it has snowed all day.  I wasn't able to see the cathedral or the drug store out my kitchen window since visibility was down to about half a block. The university was closed for the fifth day since early February. I worked from home with grading and a teleconference. Then spent a while outside shovelling what had fallen. The pathway to the street looks like a luge run -- a narrow track carved out of 30 inches of snow. The shovelled snow makes the piles much higher along the way. The small walkway right in front of the house has snow piles higher than the porch and taller than me in places. More is expected to fall overnight, but far less than has arrived already.  There will be heavy equipment out by morning -- the wind is still blowing a lot around, so the street plough hasn't been by for some time.

I'm sure I've said this here before, but I am so over this <smile>.  One or two large snow falls a winter are manageable, but when it is every two or three days for weeks it can be demoralizing. The effort of moving beyond the house becomes a major challenge. I can't imagine what it is like for anyone with mobility issues. This type of weather can bring feelings of isolation for many people The local term for this is 'shack wacky' -- somewhat akin to cabin fever <smile>. The extra time necessary to move snow leaves less time to do the other things necessary in life -- socialize, homework, housework, and such. I see strained and tired faces -- it is just so mentally and physically draining.

The selection for today came to mind while watching snow fall. As part of an innovative musical approach, the lyrics describe snow well. While shovelling, I will admit to thinking of other ways to describe the white mass <grin>.

50 Words for Snow -- Kate Bush (& Stephen Fry)