The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Wednesday, January 19, 2005  

THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON
Too Brief, Very Pretty, a Little Dangerous

Early this afternoon the snow began falling over Philadelphia in the first meaningful and sustained quantity of the season. It fell quite quickly, and not for very long, and last I checked, the accumulation was at most, I’m guessing, around three-quarter inch of dry snow, accompanied by plenty of icy spots on streets and sidewalks.

As I walked home from South Street around six this evening I was struck, as we often are, by the beauty and wonder of the season’s first snow storm and the soft warmth it leaves behind, particularly the lovely detritus laid upon otherwise harsh and forbidding cityscapes.

It feels warmer when it snows. I’m sure there’s a logical explanation within the field of atmospheric science for that, but it sounds counterintuitive nonetheless. In the best way possible, I would add.

There were several automobile accidents in the greater metropolitan area, as WCAU-TV (NBC, Channel 10), among others of course, reports tonight. No matter the number of winters we Northeasterners have endured, it still takes us a while to regain our footing. So to speak.

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