The snow that started last Sunday hasn't really stopped. Now though, instead of sticking like it was at the beginning of the week, it's falling, melting and freezing. Or just falling and melting. I will not lie to you. The weather lead to some serious reconsideration of where I want to do my M.Div. I also know that I will never live in or near Canada. Seattle would be my single exception.
I haven't fallen once on the icy paths or wet cobblestones. Impressed? I consider it to be my greatest accomplishment of the semester so far.
The tiny flowers that braved late-February temperatures to peek at the sunshine are frozen, the sparrows have stopped singing (though the enormous seagulls haven't), and there are snowflakes falling...again... Aberdeen is a nice city. But most of the buildings are some variety of grey. In the winter months, when all of the trees (most of which are grey as well) are without leaves and the ground is covered in ice or snow, grey buildings are a little depressing to look at.
I've taken a couple pictures, looked at them and thought, "I didn't know my camera had a black and white filter..." Incidentally, it doesn't. It was just grey in real life.
This week is our last week of classes before our 3 week Easter break, and the promise of trains through the Scottish and English countryside, warm Southern sun (upper 40s now falls in my description of warmth), and long days hiking around an island with no internet access, is keeping me going through this nasty second week of March snow.
I bought my train tickets last week, and stopped by the little natural foods store downtown for some organic peanut butter and some expensive, but awesome granola for the trip.
Now, I just have a book review on Martin Luther due Tuesday and a 500 word "paper" on the Trinity due Friday.
And then I'm out of here.
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