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{weblog_name} - inside the storm
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Yesterday’s storm was a bully, so different from the one over Shabbat. The shabbat snow was lovely, wet and thick, enveloping with passion every object it encountered. It was indiscriminate in its affection, shamelessly clinging to every surface along its way. And in the process, it allowed every surface, every branch, every pole, to shine, until it smothered it with volume and weight. For a moment at least, as with last week’s snow, it was all so very beautiful. It was as if the storm wanted to be loved, only it did not know the fullness of its power. Yesterday’s storm, however, just blustered. The flakes were too fine and sharp. They seemed more interested in blowing than settling, and so they did not settle well. The trees look a bit chaotic now, that is, covered with dashes of… read more