Friday, January 28, 2011

Notes on Snow

We've had 56.5 inches so far this winter.

Let me repeat myself: 56.5 inches.

It is January 28th.

Want to know what it is like to live in NYC during a winter with 56.5 inches of snow (and counting)?

The city looks like this (that is a car on the right):
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Which means on most days we look like this:
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But some days we take time to stop and look like this:
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And on those days our apartment looks like this:
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Which means the only place for a boy to sit down and read is this (yes, that is a car seat):
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5 comments:

Elise said...

I love this. And that self-portrait is GREAT.

homemade by jill said...

I am speechless.

kate said...

what a fabulous post! love the pictures, love it all.

Unknown said...

so clever :)

stephanie said...

I love, love, love this post! I especially love that you can just step out of your window to build a snowman.

Hugh has a little friend here named Ethan and he looks a bit like Elliot (well, brown hair). Anyway, Hugh keeps calling him Elliot ... it makes me laugh and it makes me sad! WE MISS YOU!