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We got our first snow of the year today! When I left the house at noon it was spitting cold rain, which then became frozen rain, then bits of snow. A friend and I were out getting lunch at that point, and I yelled, "This snow isn't picturesque at all! I want my money back!" But it did become proper fluffy snow (quite a lot of it) for a while, then went back to bits of snow. Actual accumulation was minimal because most of it melted; it was well above freezing all day, with gusting winds. I was very glad to have a good parka and waterproof over-pants.
I took this photo in Chinatown mid-afternoon during the fluffy phase. I don't really understand using umbrellas in the snow, but it does look very pretty.

As you can see from my icon, I like eating ice cream in the snow (my mom, who gets very excited about snow, texted me and my brother to see whether we were available for "snoice cream"), but unfortunately this wasn't the right kind of snow for that: for ice cream I prefer the fairly dry and powdery snow that happens when it's colder, and less wind. Today I was mostly getting facefuls of slush and that wasn't fun. It's supposed to be a pretty precipitation-heavy winter, though, so I hope I'll have better opportunities.
I took this photo in Chinatown mid-afternoon during the fluffy phase. I don't really understand using umbrellas in the snow, but it does look very pretty.

As you can see from my icon, I like eating ice cream in the snow (my mom, who gets very excited about snow, texted me and my brother to see whether we were available for "snoice cream"), but unfortunately this wasn't the right kind of snow for that: for ice cream I prefer the fairly dry and powdery snow that happens when it's colder, and less wind. Today I was mostly getting facefuls of slush and that wasn't fun. It's supposed to be a pretty precipitation-heavy winter, though, so I hope I'll have better opportunities.