A Boston White Christmas – The First Since 2009!

Hi Everyone,

Whew! Did we get hammered unexpectedly yesterday?

What was supposed to be an inch or two of snow turned into a substantial five inches of fluffy wet snow that sticks to the trees in the most magical way.

 

Those storms are less common than the ones that drop the dryer, more powdery snow.

 

But then, the temperature rapidly dropped near the single digits, and windchills were just above zero—about 5 degrees Fahrenheit or -15 Celcius.

I get a bang out of some of the tourists. They’re easy to spot, as they’ll be wearing only a light jacket with no head covering. Today, I even saw a woman wearing sandals walking on the icy paths in the public garden.

 

You were walking on an icy path, too, Laurel?

 

Yeah, I was, but I had on my heavy rubber boots and two pairs of socks!

And– it’s going to stay well below freezing, so that means this stuff isn’t melting, and we’re going to have a Boston white Christmas!

Well, some will be white, and some will be brown.

You know… snirt. Please check out what that’s all about in one of my favorite posts written 9 years ago.

 

I looked it up, and there hasn’t been a Boston White Christmas since 2009.

 

It was also the first major snow of the season and so beautiful. I did get a few shots and a short video of the snow in the public garden, but because I’m such a sensitive creature, my hands couldn’t take the cold for more than a few seconds of exposure.

 

Yesterday, on my way to the far side of Beacon Hill, I went down Commonwealth Ave. The mall is always so beautiful during a snowfall, day or night.

 

I seriously do not know how people text when it’s this cold out. In only one minute of exposure, I got some mild frostbite—it’s like a mild sunburn. However, at the time, it hurt like a thousand needles.

 

I was not trying to take a pic of a woman texting. She walked into my frame! It’s just that it’s very common. But, it’s also extremely slippery out there.

On my way home, around 6:00 PM, it was snowing even harder, and by this time, we had nearly four inches of fluffy snow.

 

 

A young couple stepped in front of me,  but I like having people in the shot.

Seconds after this, I quickly returned my glove to my stinging fingers.

The couple was still there and began to kiss, as young couples in love often do, especially in such a romantic setting.

But then… just as I was about to overtake them, he suddenly whipped a little box out of his pocket and got down on one knee…

And well, you know the rest…

Honestly, I so badly wanted to offer to take a photo and send it to them, but my fingers were still very cross with me, so I minded my own business and was home only minutes later.

Okay, I also made a brief video taken in two shots. The first one is on the bridge in the Boston Public Garden around 2:45 PM, and then in the evening, after dark, coming home at 6:00 PM.

 

However, this wonderful Boston Instagrammer, Renee Jordan, whom I believe I’ve featured before (but can’t find where), created this gorgeous montage and beautifully captured the incredible beauty and charm we’re so luck to enjoy here in Boston.

I wonder how her hands are feeling today.

You know, I need to get those hand warmer thingies to put in my pockets!

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A post shared by Renee Jordan • Boston (@heythereney)

 

Okay, I need to rest up because Monday is my procedure at Mass General.

 

I went over today to do a “dry run” because I frequently get lost at Mass General, and I need to be there at 9:00 AM which is early for me. BTW, if you don’t already know, Mass stands for MASSIVE.

 

I’m going to the Ellison building for my procedure. It’s the section with the praying hands symbol.

Some of you may recall last year’s post about Boston’s West End, which was leveled in the 1950s; a big chunk was devoted to enlarging Massive General Hospital.

 

 

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