Winter Wonderland

Our little brook flows through the snow

Swinging in the snow

Sun-lit snow-glazed Catskills

We were lucky to spend the weekend in the country. Marty took these photos during and after the storm. It really was this beautiful.

Local TV said to expect power outages due to snow weighing down the still-leafy trees. The only precaution I took with trees was to shake my little red maple off. Most of the other trees were already leafless, although several branches did fall overnight.

We were prepared for power failure, but it wouldn't be fun like Costa Rica. There, temperature wasn't an issue. In the Catskills, it would be very cold but we have a lot of blankets. We also have candles, flashlights (batteries included!), and a propane stove. If you have matches to light the pilot you can cook and eat the cold away. We only had about 6 inches of snow, and we never lost power. Still, that Italian Wedding Soup was delicious, and easy to make.

I read all weekend, went to Yoga and tried to watch a Coen brothers movie with Marty (Burn After Reading) but ended up falling asleep somewhere in the middle of the craziness. We drove home in record time because so many people were dealing with power failure caused by downed trees. We were lucky. Our street in Manhattan looked the same as always.
Two or three cars had some snow on them, but that was it.