It snowed!
So I’ve no longer never seen snow before… But it was exhilirating. It was horrible weather outside for most of Friday. Suddenly Naomi looks out her window and shouts “it’s snowing!!” I look out too, and there are little white slivers of ice falling where heavy drops of rain once did. It took a few moments for the exhiliration to set in. Blessed are You, Lord, God, King of the Universe who has made us live, and kept us, and brought us to this occasion! I escaped, heading home, camera in hand, watching people with whitened hair and umbrellas pass by; excitement burning within me and the lightness of the cool flakes on my shoulders all the way.
You ARE alive! (I was getting worried - see emails)
Snow! That is VERY cool!
Yay! Am excited for New York.
Comment by Cygal — 22 October, 2006 @ 7:34 pm
Your first snow! How exciting! I woke up to the snow and called Amanda (you are supposed to try to remember your first snow of the year and I wanted to remember mine on the phone with Amanda), and then I ran to light shabbas candles with her family. I had just showered before that, and there were icicles in my hair by the time I got there.
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Comment by Allison — 23 October, 2006 @ 2:28 pm
they weren’t white slivers of ice, they were big black (gross) globs.
when you really experience snow, you’ll see beautiful white specs of softness that disappear as they land on you.
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Comment by Naomi — 23 October, 2006 @ 2:30 pm
Okay, so maybe I romanticised it a LITTLE…
Comment by Joel — 23 October, 2006 @ 2:31 pm
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