Wind!

The East Coast doesn't really get much powder but this winter has brought us some which blows out dramatically whenever the wind blows

Snowiest Winter Ever!

I remember the blizzard of 96(ish?) and how I almost got lost in a snow drift and lost a boot permanently (I was also less than 4' tall.) So now I'm in the Philadelphia area...on Friday early evening-Saturday afternoon we got a blizzard that dumped over 2 feet of snow on us. That was exciting. Less than a week later, Tuesday night-ALL Wednesday, we got more snow. Enough snow to break the record! According to the news, 70.3 inches have fallen upon us with like 3.5' still on the ground. This is all fun except for the horizontal wind and the annoying East Coast habit of melting a little and then freezing into an ultra-slippery ground. No scaled photos this time, I don't have a ruler long enough.

Muíños

In the Rias of Galiza, you can always count on there being wind; the electricity is not as reliable but you can bet, winter or summer, there will be some wind. So a recent addition to the natural landscapes of the mountains are rows of windmills only accessible by unpaved windy one-lane 2-way roads. The windmills get the best views of the countryside. Every time I see windmills in other countries (Ireland, Greece) my mind always jumps back to the Galician mountains.