Anodyne
Monday, November 27, 2006
 

Cat's Cradle. Representations of Sky, Clear and Cloudy

Snow still dumping down. Vancouver drivers staring up to heaven, amazed at this strange sight, while their vehicles climb the curb, sideswipe the boulevard trees, execute lazy 180 degree spins into the oncoming lanes, or turn turtle, completely blocking the downtown exit from the bridge and backing up traffic for miles....I drove home from near UBC late last night, only to discover, once downtown, that I could no longer turn the steering wheel to the left without the steering wheel and the right hand AWD wheel vibrating like a 747 coming apart in midair. Hmm. I drove pretzel-shaped patterns through downtown's lanes, then finally had the sense to park, climb out, and knock 15 pounds of packed snow out from the wheel well and around the brake pads with the trashed old hockey stick I keep in the back seat for just that purpose.

Arctic air moving in behind the snow; it's supposed to be -10C tonight! "Wind warning in effect," & etc. I was careful not to park under trees.

Snow families all along Cornwall Avenue by the beach. A line-up of snow people waiting at the bus stop, including a realistically rendered snow cat with a Cheshire grin and a huge white tail.

Bernadette's little girl in her stroller, passing by yesterday with her parents at twilight, waving her hands in the air, delighted, oblivious to all the pandemonium.

Mr. Al Green on the deck, powder snow sliding off the shop's awning, "slow-dropping veils of thinnest lawn."
- posted by cjb @ 9:14 AM


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