Seattle Snow Days
I have nothing all that interesting to say except that we are completely snowed in. In Seattle. Contrary to popular belief, though Seattle has a rather cool climate, it is not a snowy place. Go to eastern Washington for bitter cold winters and snow. Or Mt. Rainier.
Seattle is a cool city. Full of San Francisco-esque steep hills and close enough to the ocean so that the weather does not fluctuate to extremes very often. Unfortunately, that means that when a few layers of snow cover the city, every driver forgets where their brain is located, me included, and everyone manages to step on ice and eat it at least once. If you’ve never slipped on ice, you’re a lucky bastard. It hurts.
This, ladies and gents, is my pear tree:
It doesn’t actually bear fruit besides a few rotten duds, despite the fact that it should because there are plenty of healthy neighboring pear trees. Do you think icing over for a few days might kick its reproduction in gear this year?
And behold, the most interesting part of my snowed-in day… feast your eyes upon our, um, dangerous icicles:
“BE CAREFUL Ralphie! Those icicles are known to KILL PEOPLE!”
You know, all three inches.
I’m starting to feel a little stir crazy, and I’m oh-so-grateful that we didn’t make a big move to some place like Denver. I suck at this snow bunny business. At least it’s pretty, right?!
Current Mood:
Alarmed & 
Mischievous
January 19th, 2012 at 3:59 pm
It’s pretty till it melts, then comes the mud. Lots of it, too. I’m glad you guys are ok. Add me to the list of shitty snow drivers. I learned when I was there that I suck at it.
January 20th, 2012 at 12:28 am
Yeah – this is the time of year that I love living in Tucson.