h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

FWR:

Talk about a lead-in shot. Apart from the pretty snow (that I'm sure DG is now totally fed up with) the geometry is particularly striking, a giant zebra crossing maybe? Nice use of fading perspective DG.

DG:

While town is much prettier in spring and summer, when the flowers are out, the snow does make interesting patterns. That does not excuse it from battering my window with sleet last Friday, then snowing like mad for 15 minutes, then melting away with a 'nah, nah'. Phooey.

You apparently got the snow and sleet that I was supposed to get.
I got up Saturday morning feeling cheated.

Nice photo. Someone has been up early enough to shovel the sidewalk. I'm grateful not to have had snow to shovel, but still..........

Sunny and bare today. There were two chipmunks emerging from under the porch.

This means there will soon be more.

How does the snow know to fall in straight lines ? at pavement's/sidewalks ?

We have it trained, Prof.

and the "brits" thought THEY were intelligent

Maybe there are heating coils in the cement, so snow melts when it hits the sidewalk?

The geometry is excellent - I like how the textures of the flat paving stones and the fluffy snow in strong perspective are contrasted with the upright trees, emphasising the grey, white and black tones

I'm fine with pictures of snow, as long as we have reached a time of year when actual snow is not likely.

Finally. Thanks, Sasha - at the time I took it, I felt we might as well enjoy the symmetry since we couldn't do much about the weather.