30 November 2005

Silence

"Beware of the high cost of low living", read a Christian church notice board in suburban Minneapolis. We saw that on a recent mission of discovery around the city. Yes, even the suburbs are dotted with moments of absurdity. And so to current events...

Snow falls this evening and with it comes a silence synonymous only with snow. On a normal night the pulsing, beautifully rhythmic drone of the freeway can be felt outside our house but tonight I hear nowt. Three inches have accumulated in as many hours. The white blanket absorbs and diffuses harsh street lights so that it is impossible to experience anything but tranquility.

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