snow Archives - A Daily Lee https://www.adailylee.com/tag/snow/ A lifestyle blog from a California girl living in The Netherlands Thu, 24 Jan 2019 12:45:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.4 136479037 January’s first snow https://www.adailylee.com/2019/01/23/januarys-first-snow/ https://www.adailylee.com/2019/01/23/januarys-first-snow/#respond Wed, 23 Jan 2019 22:51:47 +0000 https://www.adailylee.com/?p=6595 It snowed yesterday and it was magical. I was sitting on the couch enjoying a cup of tea when the flakes started to fall. The dogs immediately went to the window to watch. It’s been a year since the dogs have last seen snow.   There’s something indescribable about the first snowfall of the year. It’s a soft way to transition into something new. The first snow will melt and help provide for the spring. But that’s all common knowledge. But for someone who hasn’t seen many snowfalls… I love everything about it.   So picture it. Here and now, there is silence. Snowflakes fall in flurries and drift on the breeze. No one is outside and the flakes pile on top of each other, erasing evidence of roads and walkways. A stillness settles in as the world grows white.   Of course it’s cold. It’s snow. But it’s brisk and sharp. It hurts to inhale sometimes and blinking stings. Fingertips grow numb and ache in gentle pulses. The crunch underfoot is satisfying. Footsteps seem heavier and linger, after strangers have long since passed, like invisible ghosts on the sidewalk.   I’m well aware that The Netherlands used to get a […]

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It snowed yesterday and it was magical. I was sitting on the couch enjoying a cup of tea when the flakes started to fall. The dogs immediately went to the window to watch. It’s been a year since the dogs have last seen snow.
 
There’s something indescribable about the first snowfall of the year. It’s a soft way to transition into something new. The first snow will melt and help provide for the spring. But that’s all common knowledge. But for someone who hasn’t seen many snowfalls… I love everything about it.
 
So picture it. Here and now, there is silence. Snowflakes fall in flurries and drift on the breeze. No one is outside and the flakes pile on top of each other, erasing evidence of roads and walkways. A stillness settles in as the world grows white.
 
Of course it’s cold. It’s snow. But it’s brisk and sharp. It hurts to inhale sometimes and blinking stings. Fingertips grow numb and ache in gentle pulses. The crunch underfoot is satisfying. Footsteps seem heavier and linger, after strangers have long since passed, like invisible ghosts on the sidewalk.
 
I’m well aware that The Netherlands used to get a lot more snow so I’m thankful for these few centimeters. The roads will be slushy and dirty once the snow begins to melt. But I’ll worry about that later. For now I want to revel and drink in this first snow and the ones that will come after it.

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]]> https://www.adailylee.com/2019/01/23/januarys-first-snow/feed/ 0 6595 First snow of winter https://www.adailylee.com/2017/12/11/first-snow-of-winter/ https://www.adailylee.com/2017/12/11/first-snow-of-winter/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:51:51 +0000 https://www.adailylee.com/?p=5088 Some people spend all their lives dreaming of a white Christmas. There’s something romantic and magical about watching snow fall. Once outside, it’s like the world has flipped upside down. The quiet stretched out forever. Snow starts out as larger rain bits. Instead of drops of water, there are fluffy drops that clump together as they fall. If the storm ends up being heavy enough, you get large chunks of it. It   can pile and last forever even if the temperature isn’t low enough. It can melt so slowly… Last year we got about 10 cm of snow that lasted a week and a half. The snow banks melted so that we could enjoy it for much longer. Fresh snow is the best. It’s soft, clean and makes for healthy sized snowballs. It crunches under foot and keeps immaculate history of all those who pass by. I love taking Booker out right after it’s snowed. We can see all the people and dogs who passed us while we hide in our flat. Booker is in love with the snow. When it falls, she insists on going out on the balcony to play in it. Of course we take her out […]

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Snow starts out as larger rain bits. Instead of drops of water, there are fluffy drops that clump together as they fall. If the storm ends up being heavy enough, you get large chunks of it. It   can pile and last forever even if the temperature isn’t low enough. It can melt so slowly… Last year we got about 10 cm of snow that lasted a week and a half. The snow banks melted so that we could enjoy it for much longer.

Fresh snow is the best. It’s soft, clean and makes for healthy sized snowballs. It crunches under foot and keeps immaculate history of all those who pass by. I love taking Booker out right after it’s snowed. We can see all the people and dogs who passed us while we hide in our flat.

Booker is in love with the snow. When it falls, she insists on going out on the balcony to play in it. Of course we take her out for a walk instead… We’d be frozen if we kept the balcony open for her!

She loves to root around in the snow with her nose leading the way. She’ll sniff out other dogs and even cats on the rare occasion we find some. Late last night we did see one walking in the other direction but Booker didn’t see it. She loves to annoy our cat Lucky and we figure one is enough.

At night, the rooftops were bright even after the sun had set. It was the definition of a peaceful night. No one was outside and the snow was still fresh. We took Book out for her last walk and by then the storm had passed. I can’t wait for the next one though! It would be exciting to have a white Christmas this year!

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