Snow Life

We are now, I think, officially in the middle of winter--winter WEATHER, as opposed to official dates. As I sadly remember from last year, winter in New York City basically lasts until mid to late April.

Since I'm not working too many hours this semester, I'm trying to keep to a reasonable workout schedule (three times a week), and when the weather is a balmy 30 degrees or higher, I can go jogging in Prospect Park, which is only a block away from our apartment.

Right now, I think the park looks really pretty. Most of the paved areas are safely cleared for bikers, joggers and walkers, but everything else is covered with snow. Here are some pictures from my jog this morning:

People playing fetch with their dog in the distance.

Birds huddled on a  lamppost near Grand Army Plaza.

Despite growing up hating the cold, I'm trying to warm up to it a little, so to speak.

Lastly, I leave you with a funny picture of our newest foster kitty, mid-grooming. His name is Papo, and we've had him since January. He is kind a jerk (he bites sometimes, and isn't very cuddly), but he's REALLY cute and entertainingly playful, so...we are allowing it, for now.

What, me, a jerk?

Snow

Some belated pictures of the snowy day we had last week.

Columbia's Butler Library

View out the window from Lewisohn Hall

Main entrance to Columbia

Ocean Avenue, the main street by our apartment in Brooklyn. 

Well now that I have all the chocolate I need for the next couple of months

Thanks to generous gifts from Ari and my parents, my craving for decent chocolate (specifically Reese's Peanut Butter Cups) has passed.

What I crave now is just slightly chilly weather. You know, the temperature in Los Angeles when you leave for work at 7 in the morning. Or the beginning of spring in New York. I guess it's called sweater weather. There is no place to find that anywhere in Indonesia. Or if there is, I haven't found it yet. 

It's really fall now

I wore the first tights of the season today. Black tights with a navy skirt. Yes, my students probably all think I'm color blind now, but oh well. I don't have any navy tights (yet).

Happy fall weather! When it's not raining here (as it has been for the last 3 days), it's gorgeous!