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The Joy Of Snow

Like much of Britain, I had a snow day yesterday.

Kirsty Hall, photograph of a bench in the snow
Kirsty Hall: Winter Bench, Feb 2009

In actual fact, I was already taking the day off because it was my partner’s birthday, so the snow was just a magical addition to an already special day rather than an excuse to bunk off.

Snow Day 03
Kirsty Hall: Winter Sky, Feb 2009

Having grown up in Yorkshire and Scotland I tend to scoff at the south of England’s propensity to fall into utter disarray when it snows but I am still like a child when confronted with the beauty of a sudden snowfall. Living somewhere that gets very little snow makes it even more special.

Although I wasn’t working yesterday, I couldn’t resist dancing gleefully around the garden taking snowy photos in the dark. Fortunately this made my partner laugh with delight at me (always try to find a partner who finds your artiness endearing rather than annoying!)

This shot is technically terrible but I feel it captures the magic, silent ‘otherness’ of the snow.

Snow Day 02
Kirsty Hall: Snow at Night, Feb 2009

Oh, and I will finish writing up my London reviews shortly but I have a belated birthday cake to make first. As you can see, I’m still working on that life/art balance…

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Posted on February 3, 2009 at 4:50 pm  |  Tags: , ,

  • great posting: thanks for sharing that.
  • deb
    hmmm if you like snow I have about 4 feet give or take that I would GLADLY give you right now, as long as you take the sub zero temperatures too! But you are right, when I live there snow was magical, now its just an annoying fact of life for 5 months out of the year!! I do like the last picture tho, when the first snow starts falling here I am always enchanted with its other worldliness, if only it would go away now!
  • Thanks Rosie. It's good for us all to play now and again. Artists tend to do it a lot but it's great to see other people getting in touch with that playful energy.
  • I think a lot of us were bunking off and having a PLAY day (see my blog for what I was up to with my camera ) - were you amused at the media calling it a 'weather event' - perhaps we should add ART to that!!! or PLAY! even
    Who needs technical brilliance when you get results like the last yellow photo - fantastic fairyland feel to it with no words needed!! Thanks
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