Snowfall

Last night and today we had our first real snowfall of the winter. Soft, picturesque flakes floating down hour after hour. It was lovely.

When I walked down West 25th St. to the West Side Market this symbol of Cambodia seemed a long, long way from home.

With about eight inches of snow on the ground, walking was a bit of a trial where it hadn't been shoveled, which was almost everywhere.

It was worse where a snowplow had passed nearby. Cleared roads = big ramparts of snow to be crossed where the sidewalk meets the intersection. And private plow services are the pedestrian's enemy: when clearing parking lots they pay no attention to where they push the snow, sometimes completely blocking big sections of sidewalk. Grrrr.

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