Snowshoeing St. Louis: Part 2

I couldn't believe my ears.  The message on the weather hotline said the Courts were closed because of the snow. I am always surprised when the Courts close, and today was no exception. I was so distrustful of my ears that I called the weather hotline again just to make sure . . . and, sure enough, I got the same recorded message. It was true. The 22nd Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Missouri was closed for the day. Amazing. 

Sadly, Heather did not have a snow day, but at least we could begin our day together. We walked over to our breakfast place, the place we first met. 

This is the scene that greeted us as we left the condo.

Sadly, not everyone had a snow day. It looks like this person had to work.

She had her customary frozen mocha and I had my sesame bagel. After, too short of a time, Heather re-bundled herself up to head outside to the bus stop.

The temperature was in the 20F's, but there was no wind. It is supposed to get colder tonight, not Alaskan cold, but maybe as cold as Atlanta. 

The bus was only a couple of minutes late.

I waited around until Heather called to let me know she made it to work. Even though the bus was a little late, she was still able to make her connection with the train. She had a good commute. Tonight I think I'll go over to the Metro station and pick her up from the train so she doesn't have to catch the bus, or worse . . . walk. I figure this is the least I can do considering, through no fault of my own, I had a snow day . . . A SNOW DAY!

Snow Day = Snowshoeing

Bigfoot is back

There was more snow on the ground than Christmas Eve Day. It made for much better snowshoeing.

While I will admit that I am not much of a dog guy and am happy to have them on a leash, I do think there should be an exception to this ordinance  for the first twelve hours after a snowfall of more than 4". Is there anything more delightful than watching a dog play in new snow?

In the center of Francis Park is a lily pond. On my Christmas Eve Day walk I had passed this area up. Today walking to this area was the closest to a goal I was willing to set.

Cold heart?

What's this?

It's a mermaid. I wonder what she is reading. That blanket she's wearing doesn't look very warm.

Is this little fella' wearing a snow blindfold?

Of course, I had to go over to where the neighborhood kids go sledding.

Give a kid a decent snowfall and they will find a hill . . . even if it isn't much of one.

Ah yes, the dreaded climb back to the top.

This was the only scooter I saw out today.

I spent a little over two hours in the park just wandering here and there.

I spent more than a few moments under these pine trees. It was so quiet. It was a gentle place, a soul place.

When I got home Billie again was willing to hold my snowshoes until they dried.

If you look close you can see that not only did Billie get new tires, but last Monday I added another set  of hand guards to her existing hand guards. Hopefully this will give me more wind protection

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I spent the rest of the day keeping the cat company, playing on the computer, and trying unsuccessfully to feel guilty for having a snow day when Heather didn't.