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First day of SNOW!

It's been a while since I have been able to enjoy snow like I used to when I was a kid. Living in New York, snow is mostly annoying and uncomfortable, especially when walking to work. Also, when cars start driving again the snow turns grey, ugly and polluted.

Still, the first snowfall is always magical, and for a day or two New York can be covered in white. That's what happened a couple of weeks ago, when a blizzard hit New York, leading to the biggest snowfall in one day in history. Walking out in the streets and in Central Park was fantastic.

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Ben, Shannon, Erik and I, after much pressure from Shannon, decided to go to Central Park and enjoy the snow and take in the atmosphere. There were more people in Central Park than on a regular summer day, and people seemed to really enjoy the change of scenery.

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It was also fun to have a good old snowball-fight again, even though I disappointed myself and others with my much hyped Norwegian snow-ball tricks (the tricks worked, my aim was just way off...).

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And when I saw a layer of untouched snow, I just HAD to jump in it. I haden't taken a proper snow-dive in years, and it felt really refreshing to do it again. See the video:



We spent a couple of hours in the park before we got cold, but we were also able to see the sun setting - an amazing view with the Manhattan skyline in the background.

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All in all, a wonderful day. Thanks to Ben who took all the pictures with his supercool new SLR-camera!

February 25, 2006 | 10:05 PM Comments  5 comments

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froot heba
February 26, 2006 | 4:46 AM

it was a busy day for you ....thats good ....
irina71 irina
February 26, 2006 | 5:03 AM

nice pictures :) i love snow :)
Franziska Franziska Seel
February 26, 2006 | 8:21 PM

So cool you wrote an update about this day and shared some of the pictures with us! Damn, I wish I had been there with you that day... But maybe I'll have the chance to go snowballing with you guys next year - can't wait to see your tricks, and you still have a year then to improve your aim :-P
anuriandima84 Anu maheshwari
March 1, 2006 | 3:43 PM

wow ! cool pics. i just love snow. these pics really capure the best of snowy winter.

regards
Anu
katMS22 Katherine
March 28, 2006 | 5:10 PM
Katherine!
Those are wonderful Pictures. I myself live in Mississippi. Not the greatest of states, the weather doesn't seem to change much, but the humidty always gets worse. I love snow. I visit california often and get so stoked by feeling the cold wind on my face and the snow on the ground. I wish I could see more and be a kid in it. But thanks for sharing. Enjoyed reading and viewing the blog!
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