the car

the car is buried under a pile of snow. we almost walked by it without seeing it. c scraped a little hole and peered inside . . rather dark . .

slowly melting

snow day continued

today is a beautiful, clear and very icy day! it was so wet last night. m and i actually went out to see the limon company perform anna sokolow's rooms and jose limon's there is a time at baryshnikov's 37 arts space. it was so wet that we just hopped in a cab as my feet were sinking in slush between street corners. of course riding in a cab during such wet conditions wasn't fun either. we lucked out on the way home and an M11 bus that was stopped at a red light at the corner of 37th street and 9th avenue let us on.
yesterday there was a major battle between swallows and amazons. it was a very wet battle, and i hear that hands got rather cold. when they came upstairs, afterwards, coats and pants and socks and gloves and hats were soaking wet and hung from every nook in the bathroom. they all warmed up with some molasses and ginger cookies and cocoa spice tea.

snow day

we're having a blizzard today and all our out of the home classes have been cancelled, which makes me very happy! of course we can still do some lessons at home, and a short lesson on rock art of ancient africa is up on the board (tassili-n-Ajer). the girls hope to have a snow playdate with a friend later on in the afternoon. i think the weather should be alright. actually, considering how everything in the city has shut down due to "inclement" weather, the storm isn't so bad! it started snowing about five in the morning, and has been continuing off and on. right now it has stopped again and looks rather clear outside. maybe it's supposed to worsen as the day progresses?

skating on green pond in the snow

we heard there was to be rain later on today, so we got up early (7 am!) to get some more skating in before the pond started defrosting. well, as we were skating some snowflakes started falling. . . . . . and falling and they got bigger and bigger and more and more plentiful until it was a regular blizzard! it was beautiful skating in the snow, though we did stay away from the ends of the pond as we heard definite loud cracks happening in the ice. there must be a slow current underneath that heats things up quickly, as the pond really isn't that deep. 

 i was a little worried about driving home. plows and salt had not gotten out yet and we took it really slow. it was a cold white world we drove through. 

 

snowstorm!

we had a wonderful snowstorm yesterday! during it c played at a concert third street had at TDK bank on 3rd avenue, and then played at the weekly music hour. today we went with our good friends to the park to make many trails and snow angels and snowballs. the sky and river were incredibly beautiful.

a change of cameras

i am very weary of the cell phone shots, so here's a nice change of pace. this photo was taken down by the river during a january winter storm.

the sixth day of christmas

i love being out in a snowstorm (when you have a warm room to go to and hot chocolate to drink afterwards). i remember some blustery ones during my childhood, and the memories always involve trees. the trees are breathtaking and alive and they dance in the wind and they keep all the creatures safe in the embrace of their trunks and roots.

out on a snow day

we headed out this morning before the storm was a storm, or at least it didn't feel like a storm and i didn't think it would be a storm. severe denial. we had 60 degree weather just a week ago!!! c walked out in her open shoes. no boots. well! what weather! we were in brooklyn for a dance rehearsal and everyone wanted to play in the snow. of course. since c's socks and feet were sopping wet from trying to play in her shoes, my dear friend offered up her rain boots . . so there was this little munchkin traipsing about in front of the brooklyn museum in big leopard print rain boots. after snowball fights and pictures we got on the train to come to ballet class in the city (and to drop m off at her modern class) . . except a block from the ballet school i get a phone call that class is cancelled! thaaanks! c's shoes and socks were so wet (again! after a friend gave up her own extra socks so c could have dry feet on the train) that her feet were ice cold so we took refuge in the corner diner while waiting for our blue taxi cab. tea and apple turnover and holiday decorations and a friendly waiter from bay ridge made for a cozy hour.