In which the season's second snow creates a stir
It's going to freeze tonight in Alabama.
This is remarkable because they aren't used to cold weather here, and they don't like cold weather here, either. There is some grousing among the station's personnel about it. Earlier this week, with highs in the 70s and what natives consider low humidity seemed a little odd to us Coloradans. Not unwelcome, but we're used to at least one snowstorm by mid-November. We have been somewhat unreserved about how we feel about the weather here - the humidity really was somewhat uncomfortable on Monday and Tuesday.
In response to the complaints about the coming cold, I shared some pictures that Chris took at sunrise yesterday. The picture of a cold Peakview Circle got remarks about how snowy Denver must be. It was my pleasure to reply that the snow in the picture is probably already gone - evaporated off the streets due to the altitude and the cold temperatures. One of the best parts about living in Denver, I think. And that no matter how hot it might be on summer days, the nights are always cool and pleasant.
I really love this picture of Evan bundled up against the cold. Of course it was a hit - everyone thinks he's as cute as I do. He's on his way to school, and I can see the sleepiness in his face. He's certainly warm in his poufy coat. I suspect that we don't really get him out into the snow enough.
The picture of the sun rising between sattellite dishes and pine branches evokes memories of arriving at work on cold winter mornings and dashing inside to the warmth and hot buttered pancakes with tea. The dishes are located on the north side of the Comcast Media Center building in the south Denver suburbs where Chris still works. (I worked there for nine years before joining WideOrbit.)
The CMC sits up on a hill overlooking the southern part of the valley in which Denver is built. There is very little except air between the hilltop and the high peaks of the Front Range - Mount Evans, Long's Peak, and Pike's Peak. It tends to be windy, but the view is one of the benefits of working there. The snowcapped peaks are breathtakingly beautiful throughout most of the year, and even moreso as the sun rises and tints the peaks with a rosy glow.
This is remarkable because they aren't used to cold weather here, and they don't like cold weather here, either. There is some grousing among the station's personnel about it. Earlier this week, with highs in the 70s and what natives consider low humidity seemed a little odd to us Coloradans. Not unwelcome, but we're used to at least one snowstorm by mid-November. We have been somewhat unreserved about how we feel about the weather here - the humidity really was somewhat uncomfortable on Monday and Tuesday.
In response to the complaints about the coming cold, I shared some pictures that Chris took at sunrise yesterday. The picture of a cold Peakview Circle got remarks about how snowy Denver must be. It was my pleasure to reply that the snow in the picture is probably already gone - evaporated off the streets due to the altitude and the cold temperatures. One of the best parts about living in Denver, I think. And that no matter how hot it might be on summer days, the nights are always cool and pleasant.
I really love this picture of Evan bundled up against the cold. Of course it was a hit - everyone thinks he's as cute as I do. He's on his way to school, and I can see the sleepiness in his face. He's certainly warm in his poufy coat. I suspect that we don't really get him out into the snow enough.
The picture of the sun rising between sattellite dishes and pine branches evokes memories of arriving at work on cold winter mornings and dashing inside to the warmth and hot buttered pancakes with tea. The dishes are located on the north side of the Comcast Media Center building in the south Denver suburbs where Chris still works. (I worked there for nine years before joining WideOrbit.)
The CMC sits up on a hill overlooking the southern part of the valley in which Denver is built. There is very little except air between the hilltop and the high peaks of the Front Range - Mount Evans, Long's Peak, and Pike's Peak. It tends to be windy, but the view is one of the benefits of working there. The snowcapped peaks are breathtakingly beautiful throughout most of the year, and even moreso as the sun rises and tints the peaks with a rosy glow.
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