Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Guess What? It FINALLY Snowed! And Notice How HAPPY My Face Looks!

Knowing that a 6-7 inch snowstorm was in the forecast for last Friday, when my boss texted me at 7:45 AM to say that our skincare event was canceled because the store was closed, I was not surprised. 

I was ELATED and JUMPED for joy!

In fact, the night before as I was drifting off to sleep, I said a sacred prayer to God and baby Jesus that they would send a HUGE snowstorm to Philadelphia so that I didn't have to go to work, but rather run and play in the snow all day.

And my prayer was answered! 

That's exactly what I did. I played in the snow for 2 1/2 hrs. Considering that for the past two winters I was seriously cheated out of snow, I was going to cherish this storm to make up for it. 

Which I did!

After I texted back to my boss, I took a shower and then had some breakfast. I got so excited because I was finally able to wear the snow boots I purchased last year, but never had the opportunity to use. I put on my down jacket, scarf, cap, and gloves, and then headed out into the wind, the cold, and the SNOW!

What I especially enjoy whenever it snows here in the city, is that the streets are usually very quiet and have few people. I feel like I have the whole place to myself. However, I did meet up with several hardcore fellow snow lovers, who had a smile on their faces (just like me) outside relishing winter.

Today, I would like to share some of the photographs I took that day. And please forgive me, there are a lot of them. But hey, I didn't share any last winter, so think of this as two winters in one. LOL!

This is the view from my apartment window when I woke up that morning. The snow in this picture is light compared to what it looked like an hour later, when I could barely see across the street because the snow was coming down that hard. And that dense. 

Lookie here, my new snow boots covered in snow...

Independence Hall...

These next seven photos where taken inside Washington Square Park...

I watched, as the father in this photograph gently and sweetly put his daughter's gloves on so that she would stay warm...

I took this photo because I felt exactly like those dogs. They were running and jumping in the snow, having the time of their lives...

Isn't this little snow-covered birdhouse ADORABLE?...

I always think nature looks especially beautiful drizzled in snow... 

And what would Philly be without a cheesesteak restaurant? This is Sonny's in Old City...

The city is going through a lot of reconstruction (which it is desperately in need of). Everywhere you walk you see scaffolding. Here's evidence...

The road that leads to Penn's Landing...

Depending on how you look at it, “YO/OY,” the work by artist Deborah Kass sits outside the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History on Independence Mall in Old City...

This final photograph I made myself. I took my finger and created a heart in the snow that was lying on a historical plaque in the park...

So, there you have it, folks! My first snow storm of the season. And I'm hoping for MORE!

Thanks so much for taking this snowy tour. ❆⛄❆⛄💚

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