Life – Allyn Gibson

The Last of the Melting Snow

After several gloomy days — pea soup fog, chilly drizzle, even a thunderstorm — today felt like a day in May. Bright, warm, sunny. The tree in front of my apartment looks like it’s ready to bust open. I threw down some grass seed on the dying lawn in front of my apartment. Last summerContinue reading “The Last of the Melting Snow”

Pink Clouds on the Horizon

Sundays’s snow is melting, but there’s a lot on the ground yet. This weekend is supposed to get up into the 50s, so it should melt nicely then. There was a lovely sunset tonight. The trees are starting to get the bumps, like they’re about to flower. It will happen, suddenly. They’ll be brown oneContinue reading “Pink Clouds on the Horizon”

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

A nor’easter came ripping through Sunday afternoon and evening. The forecasts were all over the map, anywhere from three inches to three feet, and, at least in my part of Pennsylvania, it turned out to be about six inches. It was heavy, wet snow, and it cleared fairly easily. After I cleared the sidewalk andContinue reading “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”

…And Back Again

I intended to return home from Lynchburg today, but in light of the winter storm (and the wild range of snow totals) that was forecast for today I came home yesterday. I hadn’t planned to cross Afton and return the way I came, but the clouds were fascinating and I expected an impressive view fromContinue reading “…And Back Again”

The View from Afton

I drove to Lynchburg today — my dad has doctor appointments tomorrow and Friday — and stopped on Afton at the overlook. It was overcast but clear looking down into Rockfish Gap. I won’t say it was a nice day for a drive — it was foggy in Pennsylvania, and the recent glacier remains thoughContinue reading “The View from Afton”

As Seen on Twitter

I still have a Twitter account. I don’t use it for anything, I nuked my Tweets a while ago. I tried using it to colorize some old baseball photos, and that worked out well. I don’t want to give up my handle there, so I scroll through my feed to see if there’s anything ofContinue reading “As Seen on Twitter”

Feels Like Spring

You can tell it’s been hellishly cold when the temperature rises almost to freezing and it feels like spring. I wore shorts to the bank and the grocery store. Still a lot of snow on the ground. That can’t be helped. Spring will be here soon. Hopefully. Unless the Frost Giants return for more. IContinue reading “Feels Like Spring”

Mountains of Ice

It is almost impossible to convey the size of this mound of piled snow at a local shopping center. It’s two thirds of the distance between Barnes & Noble and Five Below (which was behind me), and it covers the parking spaces that run along the parking lot divider/sidewalk that run between them. And, inContinue reading “Mountains of Ice”

Mammoths Stalking a Frozen Land

I drove out Mt. Pisgah Road to see the glacier laying over the east coast. It was cold and bleak. I saw no tracks of woolly mammoths, but I feel they must have been around somewhere. The windmills on Turkey Hill were lost in the mist. Another inch of snow is due to fall tonight.Continue reading “Mammoths Stalking a Frozen Land”