Cruel and unusual punishment: hyacinths in the snow

Monday, March 2nd, 2009 Tags: flowers, snow, weather

Cruel and unusual punishment: hyacinths in the snow

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Bostonians got teased with a hint of spring last Friday when the temps went up to the 60s. It was really glorious.

The hyacinths I'd repotted are in full bloom right now and my entire apartment is filled with their sweet aroma. It is a bit of cognitive dissonance to wake up to the scent of hyacinths while hearing an army of snowblowers outside.

Powder snow for Christmas

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 Tags: new england, snow, weather

Powder snow for Christmas

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The aftermath of that spectacular pre-Christmas blizzard was a full morning of shoveling. Too bad I wasn't on the slopes! It was perfect powder.

Sunday blizzard

Sunday, December 21st, 2008 Tags: new england, snow, weather

Sunday blizzard

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I know this picture looks blurry—it's not. It's just snowing that hard. The snow we were supposed to get on Friday was a lot weaker than most of us were anticipating, but the "little bit" of snow on Sunday ended up packing quite a punch.