{"id":2328,"date":"2017-04-29T12:55:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T22:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=2328"},"modified":"2017-04-29T13:22:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T22:52:43","slug":"spring-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=2328","title":{"rendered":"Spring snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I much prefer Spring snow to Winter snow. \u00a0You know that the ground is warm, every day is getting a little longer, and this snow will quickly melt, rather than sticking around outstaying it&#8217;s welcome. \u00a0It does slow down the pace of life, especially for me as I am afraid to drive when the weather is mucky. \u00a0 But I had to drive across town this morning, and I must admit it was a rather lovely day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2329\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man-1024x721.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was walking down the street when I stopped to admire the icicles forming on this imposing roofline (click on the picture for details).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2330\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The snow changes the landscape and morphs it into the sort of place where one might see a fairy hiding away from the cold.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2331\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man2-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man2-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man2-768x938.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man2-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main street runs down the horizontal bit of town, the rest of it slopes sharply upward and I always wonder &#8216;how do they get their groceries in?&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2332\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man3-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man3-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man3-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man3-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Little Engine that Could graces the nearby park. \u00a0 Built in the late 1880&#8217;s this engine powered a cog railway to carry tourists up to admire the view. \u00a0 On a day such as today they would not have been able to see much besides softly falling snow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2333\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/man4.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The scene today is peaceful and almost pastoral, I saw a few hardy souls out walking their dogs. \u00a0 But there was very little traffic, it was mostly just me and my thoughts, admiring the quiet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I much prefer Spring snow to Winter snow. \u00a0You know that the ground is warm, every day is getting a little longer, and this snow will quickly melt, rather than sticking around outstaying it&#8217;s welcome. \u00a0It does slow down the pace of life, especially for me as I am afraid to drive when the weather &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=2328\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Spring snow<\/span> <span 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