The winter weather is unpredictable in Baltimore. Every year we get a couple of snowstorms - which is to be expected in the Mid-Atlantic. It seems, however, that the city of Baltimore is unaware of these events as recurring.
I say this as the snow plummets down to the ground for the second time this week. The streets remain unplowed and slippery. The campus is being furiously cleaned by the staff on duty late at night. They are driving around in little carts with plows or brushes. Traffic is moving at a trickle (with the occasional wreckless driver struggling to get a good start at the light like a cartoon character winding
up to run).
The good thing is that we may get a snow day! (A rare thing in college if you don't know that) The bad news is with no subway system and no light rail by campus, transportation will slow and dangerous so it looks like I'll be staying around campus if I do indeed have the day off.
Anyway, here are some pictures of the winter weather (and some of around campus). They were taken with the DSLR camera I got for Christmas that not only takes great pictures, but it takes full HD video (examples below). It was even what they shot the opening to SNL on. So enjoy.
7d Test #1 from Joshua Gleason on Vimeo.
7d Test #2: Magic Hour in the Garden from Joshua Gleason on Vimeo.
They were clearing the parking lot next to AMR I at 12:30 this morning - loudly.
Still, we managed to get 9 am class cancelled, and my 11 o'clock class was cancelled too!
Posted by: Miranda B. | February 03, 2010 at 03:21 PM