Last weekend, a surprise blizzard descended on the East Coast of the country. It started with rain on Sunday afternoon. Later, rain changed to soft wet snow that settled on everything: tree branches and twigs, fences and wires. By late evening, it had turned New York City into a veritable winter wonderland.
On Monday morning, so much snow had fallen, that we could hardly see the shovels that were strategically placed near the gate. And it kept coming down hard.
Three gardeners arrived for the first shift of shoveling on this day (several others had already cleared away the evening snow). This time, the snow was heavy and in places knee deep. But at least, it wasn’t so bitterly cold.
Because the windy part of the blizzard did not arrive until much later in the day, the snow kept accumulating on everything, notably on branches large and small. For some trees, the weight became too much. All over the city, tree branches broke off and entire trees fell over. One of them was a large juniper in the Time Landscape just south of our garden. It was cut down later during the week.
Aside from that drawback, this snow was simply beautiful.
It also was perfect for making snowmen. One of the biggest in the area was built in front of a restaurant a block away from the garden. And Washington Square Park was populated with an entire village of snow people.
Warmer weather followed. By now, all of this is almost history. We kind of hope that it stays this way. Spring may arrive now, we are ready.