Thanks to my obsessive monitoring of the weather reports (which are always accurate here), I was prepared for a cold snap this week—temperatures ranging from -15℃ to -1℃. It would be the first time this winter that temperatures dipped below zero. This meant that yes, it would be freezing, but we could also have snow and go ice skating on the canals.
On Monday morning, I woke up to this.
Nope, it wasn't snow yet... only frost that had formed overnight. A teaser of things to come, this scratchy thin layer of ice soon melted away.
Today, it finally happened. As soon as the snow began to fall, a little before lunchtime, I went crazy monkey giddy. I was glued to the windows shrieking "Let's go! Let's go!" like a banshee on crack, forcing Marlon to call it an early lunch so we could get dressed and go out into the fast-falling whiteness. When we stepped out into our street, I learned the difference between frost and real snow.
The air outside felt completely different, not the normal heavy cold of the Dutch winter. It changed us into kids again. As you can tell, Marlon was really happy to be working from home today.
The street was completely deserted but for the two of us and a woman sprinkling salt on the road. We must have looked like lunatics to the neighbors. We couldn't help it... it was our first real snow!
Click on through to enjoy this snowy day with us!
On Monday morning, I woke up to this.
Nope, it wasn't snow yet... only frost that had formed overnight. A teaser of things to come, this scratchy thin layer of ice soon melted away.
Today, it finally happened. As soon as the snow began to fall, a little before lunchtime, I went crazy monkey giddy. I was glued to the windows shrieking "Let's go! Let's go!" like a banshee on crack, forcing Marlon to call it an early lunch so we could get dressed and go out into the fast-falling whiteness. When we stepped out into our street, I learned the difference between frost and real snow.
The street was completely deserted but for the two of us and a woman sprinkling salt on the road. We must have looked like lunatics to the neighbors. We couldn't help it... it was our first real snow!
Click on through to enjoy this snowy day with us!
