My musical interests, which tend to be Scottish and Anglophile, have one major exception — Carbon Leaf. I discovered the band in college; they made frequent appearances on the University of Richmond campus a decade ago, and they played other venues around the city when I was student there. 2010 has been a big yearContinue reading “On Carbon Leaf’s New Christmas Album”
Tag Archives: Snow
On Blizzardammerung
On Friday, the world knew, an apocalyptic snowstorm was coming. It was coming up the jet stream, from the south. We could see fifteen inches, twenty-four inches, perhaps even forty inches of snow. A winter storm warning was issued from 10 am Friday to 10 pm Saturday. Some thought the office would be closed onContinue reading “On Blizzardammerung”
On Birds in the Snow
About an hour ago, snow began to fall on Baltimore. The weather forecast earlier this morning called for one to three inches of accumulation. A few hours later, during Car Talk, the local NPR news announcer revised that forecast upward to ten inches. (Correction: Ten inches is the Eastern Shore. Charm City is still justContinue reading “On Birds in the Snow”
On Snows and Rains
I woke this morning to the patter of rain upon the roof. The forecast for last night had called for rain. Torrential rains. Flash flood warnings. A far cry from the weekend, indeed. Five inches of snow fell on Saturday. Some melted away on Sunday — though the temperature barely climbed above freezing all day,Continue reading “On Snows and Rains”
On the First Real Snowfall
For reasons that pass beyond understanding, I set my alarm clock last night. The trilling of the clock at six came as an unwelcome interruption to sleep on a Saturday. The damage was done, however, and I went downstairs and put on a pot of coffee. At 6:30, the snow had not yet begun. AContinue reading “On the First Real Snowfall”
On Silly Thoughts on a Snowy Day
Snow! Lots of snow! I looked out my bedroom window, and the snow had piled up to the sill on the roof outside the window. It’s pretty. There’s a quote from Lance Parkin’s Father Time I sometimes use as an e-mail sig, and it sums up how I feel on days like today: There comesContinue reading “On Silly Thoughts on a Snowy Day”
On the First Real Snowfall
The worst part about being on the sixth floor was that, this evening, when I left the office, it was already dark outside. Which meant that I couldn’t tell that it was snowing once more. It snowed this morning. Oh, we’ve had snow a few times now, but it’s been little more than dustings hereContinue reading “On the First Real Snowfall”
On Snowy Conditions
Like my blog, today has been snowy. I heard this morning that we were supposed to receive two inches of snowfall. How, I wondered? The skies were gorgeous and clear. Not really blue, but somewhere in between that and salmon. I sat at my desk, at the window overlooking Timonium, and wrote marketing copy allContinue reading “On Snowy Conditions”
On a January Rain
A week and a half ago it snowed. It wasn’t much, maybe two inches. The snow lingered. It never got warm enough to well and truly melt the snow. The roads were clear. Sidewalks were clean. But on yards and open fields everywhere, snow lay on the ground like an unwelcome blanket. The snow retreated,Continue reading “On a January Rain”