Snow Envy

The snow was flying down at the rate of two or three inches an hour for a while.  It was Central New York lake effect snow at full blast.  The focus of the storm was the City of Fulton.  By the time it stopped falling this morning some people were using most of a yardstick.  This is the kind of snow a lot of people have been waiting for this winter.

If you’ve lived here for any length of time you know the very nature of lake effect snow means some areas get hit hard and others get nearly nothing at all.  The question for CNY natives is this. Do you feel left out when someone is measuring snow in feet and others are measuring in inches?

I must admit a little snow envy.  I’m glad not to be driving in the deep stuff. I’m glad not to be shoveling it.  But, I do miss the excitement, the beauty and the neighborly bonding that takes place when the snow is so deep small children and pets nearly get lost by simply stepping outside.

This winter has been odd because of its warmth and all the green grass we’ve seen when it long ago should have disappeared.    I hope we get at least a good dumping or two in the coming weeks. After all the groundhog just might cut this season short later this week.