{"id":5469,"date":"2014-04-03T23:13:08","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T06:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=5469"},"modified":"2014-04-03T23:13:30","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T06:13:30","slug":"an-april-snow-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/03\/an-april-snow-day\/","title":{"rendered":"An April Snow Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning we were greeted with some 5 inches of fresh spring snow. On the way to work, I pass by Tokyo Joe’s, where several inches of snow had accumulated on the tables. There was just a hint of red showing from the umbrellas.<\/p>\n

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Tokyo Joe’s Snow<\/p><\/div>\n

At the weekend, powerful wind gusts were reported in the metro area. On Monday morning, many of these umbrellas and tables were blown over by the wind. Also, several umbrellas were damaged, bent, destroyed and blown down the street. I liked the patterns made by the snow covered railings in the image below.<\/p>\n

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Snow Railings<\/p><\/div>\n

Spring has been with us for a couple of weeks. However, very few flowers have blossomed. One exception was this forsythia, where the yellow flowers were poking through the covering of snow.<\/p>\n

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Flowering Forsythia In The Snow Storm<\/p><\/div>\n

As I made my to work, I passed under the avenue of snow laden trees near Tuscany Plaza. Several footprints from fellow travelers left their tracks in the snow.<\/p>\n

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Tracks In Snow Under Avenue Of Trees<\/p><\/div>\n

Outside the plaza, the sunny medallion was have covered in snow. I was captivated by the contrast of the lumpy snow stuck to the railing.<\/p>\n

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Snow And Medallion, Tuscany Plaza<\/p><\/div>\n

During the course of the day, we got more snow interrupted by spells of sunny blue skies that started the melting process. At the end of the day, many puddles of water and muddy patches lined the sidewalks and open areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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