Public transit in Greater Boston didn’t run today as MBTA staff tried to dig out tracks, switches, and signals. We were told to work at home for the 5th time in two weeks. I went for a walk at lunch. Where sidewalks were plowed, the snow was often piled shoulder high on either side. I like walking in recently plowed snow because boots have more traction. The texture is like pie dough that’s a little too dry. Once the snow gets packed down, it makes for slippery walking. In the town, where merchants went bananas with salt, the sidewalk and crosswalks were unpleasantly soupy.
The first photo is from today. It’s Concord Academy. The others were taken in the past week and include a tree on Congress Street in Boston, a snowbank that the plow cut through as if slicing cake, snowy fire escapes near the TD Garden, a view of the Boston Seaport District from a roof garden, and my ice lantern (still going after more than a week of evening lighting).
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The snow lantern is truly gorgeous, and I love how deep the snow is around the TREES. Truly amazing.
I really appreciate the beauty and wonder. You should have seen the pink sunset on the snow last night, Asakiyume. Today I face public transit. Not a much beauty and wonder there.
You folks have really gotten slammed–it’s beautiful in these photos but I can’t imagine the work and inconvenience you’ve been dealing with!
I do think it’s beautiful. My husband is the one who has had the work, but he is loving the great cross-county skiing.