Snowfall!

It's been lovely getting some real snow that stays on the ground and accumulates. Idyllic!

I was amused to see that the artificial turf field gets plowed so that turf-field sports can continue.

This post's theme word is pogonip (n), "a dense winter fog having ice particles." Pennsylvania winter is mild with a minimum of pogonip and a maximum of palpitations over lightly-snowed roads.

Mars Needs Women

A dangerous beverage, I'd guess.

This post's theme word is yardang (n), "an elongated ridge formed by wind erosion, often resembling the keel of an upside down ship." When we settle on Mars, we'll investigate the apparent yardangs.