Since becoming a parent it’s been a common theme of the blog that I find it fascinating experiencing the kids getting older and, therefore, more able to process the world around them. This winter was the first time the twins could be out in the snow for more than just a few minutes. Not only were they more able to weather the cold, but they were also strong enough to move around in the snow without too much frustration. They were also finally able to have a snowball fight. Although, watch Sam’s face closely from beginning to end in the following video, it’s priceless:

This time with mom taking the photos!

My neighborhood during the January snow storm before anyone had started clearing out snow on the second day:

The other day I posted about how the upcoming snow storm had emptied Costco. Here are some photos from the day:

Scarlett had been dying for winter to get here so she could play in the snow:

Snowing again. Haven’t seen my lawn in 2 weeks…at least I’m not in Boston…

Winter and Math in this Top 200 Photo

photo #51 is:

I’ve always loved how trees demonstrate fractals and I think that’s almost nothing so beautiful during the winder as a tree covered in a small bit of snow. It really brings out the structure of the branches and makes it easier to notice them.

We stay at Cornell for this entry in the Top 200 Photos.

photo #160 is:

This has to be in the top 3 most depressing photos I took at Cornell. There’s a certain beauty in the photo, especially now that I don’t have to deal with that weather anymore, but just remembering trudging up that hill in that unforgiving weather is enough to make me happy to have graduated.

In my Top 200 most viewed photos,

Photo #198 is:

When people find out that I’m from Florida ask me how I’m dealing with winters in Maryland, I just smile and tell them that I went to university in Ithaca, so no Maryland winter can compare with what I’ve seen. Cornell tends to be in perpetual winter from December until March. I think the lack of sun is part of what contributes to the low spirits of so many students. I didn’t mind the snow in January and February so much - after all, that’s winter. But when it snowed in March or April, it just made me feel as though this would be the year where winter never ended.

Here’s the background for February.  A little shoutout to my alma mater.  Click on the image and then right click to set as your desktop or save to your computer to manually set to the desktop.

The beach was covered with snow, but that didn’t seem to bother the seagulls. As I approached, they let me get really close and if I got closer they preferred to run rather than fly.