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Snow flakes ... or just flakes?
11/23/2007 09:41:29 / dont know
The best surprise in the world of baked good is unexpected icing.
Same thing with landscapes, methinks. The snow today is beautiful --- just like it was on Thanksgiving, yesterday. (My family back East couldn't quite believe it. 'You mean it's snowing in Texas?!' they asked in disbelief. 'You mean you don't remember this exact same conversation last year or the year before?' I teased.)
I have to admit, though, that our West Texas cars seem to look vaguley ridiculous after a snowfall. You can tell we haven't acquired the art of windshield scraping yet. On the drive to work today, some cars still had snow so thick on their hood it blew back and snowballed the cars behind them.
Other cars, like the black SUV turning north on Midland drive from Wall, only scraped the top part of their windshield -- making the whole thing look like a window in a parapet.
Still others drove very, very slowly, as if the snow was weighting them down. It's probably because those folks used water rather than brute force to clear their 'shields, and now were contending with a frozen film of ice not unlike the cloudy glass of an untidy aquarium.
Despite the silliness of the morning commute entourage, I'll still take the unexpected icing; The drive in from Odessa into the city limits looks lovely -- all those big, green wreaths frosted in snow, near trees with snow-covered limbs.
I don't think I've seen the city look so sparkling fresh ... this year, anyway.
Now,back to business. Waiter! Bring me something baked AND iced!
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