i'm just about shoveled out from what appears [at least in my memory] to be one of the most severe snow storms in a long, long time - some of the drifts were three feet high, but with every shovel-full, it fades ...
it was actually quite exciting to see life, the forest, and the countryside become briefly suspended - where nature became the dominant and enduring consideration ...
i found myself looping through the attached video short to divert my attention from what was going on outside while i did office chores, etc.
the contrast is interesting, as are the similarities ...
Santa Monica Bay, CA - November 13, 2009 ...
