2010

Magical Memories

Happy memories of the white Christmas,2010. The snow is gone now...

This is a collection of photographs from the snow in Dublin between 12/21/2010, which was all melted (due to rain) on 12/28/2010. I hope you enjoy some of the magical memories from my White Christmas.

Jacqui in the middle of heavy snow feeding bread to the hungry swans. The pond only had a hole in the ice about 3 feet in diameter – and the poor swans couldn’t swim – nor get to their nests which were covered in snow. Thus, they would come out of the cold water, waddling into 8 inches of snow (dragging their tummies) for everyone passing by – when they had food or not, in hopes of getting something to eat.

Christmas morning – hoarfrost on the trees – and sunlight catching on the snow/ice in the tree branches.
Happy memories of the white Christmas,2010. The snow is gone now...
Happy memories of the white Christmas,2010. The snow is gone now...

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I guess he has Cold Feet….

I guess he was waiting for quite a while on the bus.

The storms have gone, but the travel chaos hasn’t left yet. Unfortunately, the buses aren’t running – and neither are many trains. The kids at one of the neighboring apartment complexes have a sense of humor – and built a snowman at the bus stop. Although – it’s possible that it’s not a snowman – but someone stranded, waiting on the bus for quite a while.

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Still Snowing – one happy dog.

One happy dog.

Last nights snow has shut nearly everything down in Dublin, amounting to 6-8 inches with drifting in places. Hardly anyone is out, except myself and the dog, and he is one happy fella running about in the snow. He hasn’t stopped grinning since we went outside.

Panorama fresh snow this am.

Another view of the park.

There’s more due in the next few hours – you can see it on the far edges of the pictures – but for now, it’s bright, clear, pristine, and beautiful. Yes, it’s the morning after – and despite all the “don’t drive” warnings, the “travel chaos” alerts, the “we’re running out of water so we have to shut it off (more on that later)” worries – I can’t help but smile.

Sunny but cold. 12.22.2010

Why? Because winter is my favorite time of year – not because of Christmas, or New Years – because somehow, when it Snows, it’s easy to Believe in Magic.

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