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Few things rival the feeling of having a big glob of wet snow slide down your neck. Almost every morning this week, I've had the opportunity to have this special experience because we are having what we term a "drool fest." Wandering out among the trees isn't much fun at the moment.
When it snows, the pine trees look picturesque all flocked with snow. It's beautiful and fodder for many a scenic photograph. But you never see photos of the days when all that pretty snow starts coming off the trees. We refer to this process as the trees drooling because with a big plop and splat, giant hunks of snow fall to the ground. Or onto you. (There's a reason I wear turtlenecks all winter.)
All the "rain and snow mix" we've had lately has just accellerated the drool fest. Right now, it's 9 am in the morning and completely dark outside. There was no visible sunrise and our satellite Internet is dead as a doornail. We've gone way beyond "rain fade" to complete signal obliteration because of the heavy cloud cover and rain. (Word to the wise: if you get satellite broadband, don't give up your dial-up account.) Now in addition to small chucks of residual snow, we also have sheets of rain pouring off all the tree branches. My excursion outside this morning was unpleasant to say that least. And for the record, I'm not being negative here; almost everyone I communicate with whether in person, on the phone, or via email has said, "I wish it would stop raining."
Fortunately, for Local Look readers, yesterday morning was sunny and lovely, and for a change, I even remembered to bring my camera with me on my trip to town. When it comes to photography, it's all about opportunity. With the lack of sunny days recently, let's just say photo opportunities have been scarce.
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