Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Snow day


Snow day
Originally uploaded by chacal la chaise.

Snow came and claimed its spot on the radar of all in town and beyond. The schools had to give it its due, even if this is the last week of regular classes. Schools, including UTEP, opened at 10:00 AM. At 10, the mountains were completely shrouded in a misty fog and rain mixed with snow continued until 1:00 or so.

Taking a break around 3:00, I drove up to the foothills to snag a few shots before running back home to work on a paper due tomorrow. (Like I should be writing this now, right?) No matter, I love the mountains and the time away from the screen was good for the soul and eyes.

2 comments:

Se Busca Revolucionario said...

that is a beautiful picture.

carolyn rhea drapes aka chacal said...

thank you! i went out again today and hope to post another picture of the mountains again. we are supposed to get more snow, too!

Sometimes you need to get away from it all.

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