It Just Kept Coming

“What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.” – Jawaharlal Nehru

When most people think about the weather in the Southeastern United States, the first thought is the heat. We think about those long and hot summers. People will say the desert gets hotter, and temperature wise that’s true. Here in the south, we also get the humidity. Not only is it hot outside, it’s super humid. A combination of heat and moister that will bring you down. What we don’t think about when it comes to the weather in th south is snow. Some parts get snow, but not that much. Typically, an inch might fall once a year. That’s enough here to bring the community to its knees. Not from the snow itself, but from the ice that hits the roads from the constant melting and refreezing. At the end of January, we got way more than just an inch of snow. Charlotte got a foot of snow the last weekend of the month. That is more snow that I have seen my entire time of living in Charlotte.

When we woke up the morning of January 31, it had already started to snow. Most of the ground was already covered at that point. After lunch, we headed out as a family to enjoy the snow. We have had a sled in our shed for 10 years waiting for the moment. We took a few rides on the sled down the hill, and I walked around and took a few photos. Late in the afternoon, my daughter and I took a walk around the block. We wanted to take it all in one last time before dinner. I brought my camera with me again, but this time I used my lens from Retropia. I love this lens because it is lightweight. This makes it perfect to bring with me while on a walk. I also love that it is made from recycled disposable camera lenses. When I capture photos with it, it looks like the shot was captured with a film camera. It has various imperfections in the shot that give it a retro look. I also like how the lens doesn’t need to be focused. Just like an old-school disposable camera, all you have to do is point and shoot.