It's snowing. It's snowed off and on today. First just a few flakes and then it gradually turned into real snow showers. It's lake effect snow, generated by northwest winds pulling moisture off the Great Lakes and depositing it downstate in the form of the dreaded hexagonal crystal structures where no two are alike. They're pretty, but not entirely expected or wanted for another few weeks.
But, they're starting to gather their forces. They come down separately now and don't linger. They're reconnaisance snowflakes, checking for the presence of snow tires on cars, readiness of plows and snow blowers, not to mention adequate amounts of salt and sand. They bring premature joy and hope to every kid looking to get out of class at least once this school year. They bring heavy sighs and shakes of heads from adults who have to deal with them.
They drop and then disappear. But they'll be back and they'll be bringing reinforcements. Their numbers will be counted by weather geeks like myself when they return, maybe not as individual flakes, but certainly the collective depth of their fallen frozen water bodies. They're snow -- be afraid.
Or grab a handful of them, compress them into a ball, take aim and fire. Embrace the season or linger in the depths of seasonal affective disorder until spring. Your choice.
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And in a cross-referencing blog moment:
More winter silliness
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