Spring

Finally its coming...

Springtime

April 7th. Rochester says hello springtime

Group Picture

I have been using Matt's point and shoot to the fullest extent. I force my friends to take group photos. "I'm not going to unlock the car until we take a picture. We can do this the easy way or...."

Bigger

They get bigger and bigger, I stay the little ol' me.

Real Snow Storms

I was squinting because it was snowing so much. Also, about 20 degrees. YAH

Yikes!

First Snowieeezzzzz

weather

did someone say snow?

People

In the past week I have met some extremely fascinating people. These new friends are like me in many ways, but different in countless ways more. We have talked about things I did not even know existed and expanded my mind in volumes. Meeting people that are remarkably passionate and can vocalize this is an amazing thing. It excites me to think about how these friendships will develop and the great mental discoveries that will come out of them.

Cheers to big brains and sharing the gooey stuff inside.

Winter

Almost every time someone asks me where I am from they are shocked when I say California. They realize I have never had a "Rochester Winter" and they chuckle menacingly. "Oh you are in for a treat." Or, "Why would you leave Los Angeles for this?" These comments bring up feelings of fear and wonder. I do admit I like Rochester a lot. The weather, the clouds and the sunsets are beautiful. Yes, it is humid and sticky, but Southern California has its issues too. I do not miss the dry dead heat and the 100+ temperatures. The piece that I cannot fathom about upstate New York is the winter. I try and try but I cannot see everything covered in a white blanket of snow. I'm sure it will be okay. I know I will live through it. But when we are put into a situation we have never been in before, we inevitably grow. I am looking forward to my eyes being graced with something completely new. Heck, I have been in the snow a hand full of times and even less in a real snow storm. My photographs will become soft with snow and white with snowflakes. I found some photos by Evan Baden that inspired me to write about winter.

Image © Evan Baden