nancy

Larry, <BR>I like the idea of the sound of snow being a Zen thing. <BR>But no, there really is a sound that falling snow makes, (as it hits the already fallen snow)... <BR>A soft hissing noise. <BR>quite lovely. <BR>

SharonM

Nancy, <BR> <BR>Thank you for that lovely memory (primarily) of my childhood in Michigan. <BR> <BR>I'm home now in Florida. stalling... <BR>It's suppose to get down to 17F (real temp) - sans the actual beauty of snow to boot. I have to bring all my gazillion "house" plants/trees in. <BR>Guess I'll stuff them into the kitchen and make a path to the sink and frig... <BR> <BR>zen is a good thing. <BR> <BR>the sound of snow falling is so very comforting... <BR> <BR>(for all you poor guys stuck on the roads and in the airports, sorry for all the sentimental gibberish!)

nancy

Sharon, <BR>hope your plants survived, yourkitchen must of smelled and looked great, like a jungle. <BR>Early this morning we had some snow (under 6 ") <BR>Now it is sunny and windy. <BR>The school district , once again, had a moment of panic and gave in to the bus company, and called off school. <BR>Snow days are lots of fun, for young and old, but I think the powers that be forget we live in Vermomt!! <BR>I enjoy rereading this thread, because it reminds me how far flung we all are. <BR>Nancy

nancy

Sharon, <BR>Forgot: <BR>The sound of snow is a sound that stays with one forever, and it can bring back such vivid memories! <BR>I, too, am sentimental (in case no one noticed ) <BR>nancy

mark

Other things I like about snow: the way it crunches under one's feet; watching my brown lab leap through the snow. Another subtle nuance I love about snow falling in NYC: the numerous shadows cast upon untrampled snow by street lamps. (I also love NYC during a misty light rain fall at night - lights reflected off wet pavement) According to a weather web site I logged onto this morning it snowed in Budapest - I hope to see that in my life time. Any other Fodorites have any special places they wish to see snowy?

Larry

Come on, Mark, the sound of snow falling and a "brown" Lab? Think of Belgium or Perugia - Ah, there you go, a chocolate Lab!! I might get a chance to hear snow falling here in central Florida - it is now bright and sunny and about 40F but with a little moisture, it could happen. Also grew up in Michigan.

Thyra

I've never been in falling snow!!!! I have been in places where it has RECENTLY snowed but never stood under falling snow.... today it's 76 f. hot, sunny and dry as a bone... my dearest dream is to travel to England for Christmas and see it all snowy.... like Dickens or something...*sigh, have to go pick dead pine needles off my carpet

Frosty

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mark

Hey Larry - I grew up in Tampa, Florida. I remember back in the mid 70's it snowed in Tampa. When I first moved north I was a bit concerned about the winters - now I find the snow doesn't bother me nearly as much as humidity. I suppose the strawberry farmers will be ice-ing their strawberry plants tonight. We had a light dusting here in NYC - not nearly enough as far as I'm concerned.