Things I See on My Daily Commute (Winter Edition)

In Minnesota, there's great variation in the seasons. Winter covers everything with a blanket of snow, which is both pretty and annoying at the same time. Here are some thing I see on my daily commute through the snow.

Let's start here. Snow. Everywhere. Every day.

First I take a short hike through the forest

Then I hit this street. I don't know why these trees still have leaves after a month of sub-zero temperatures.

This is the view from my bus stop. I often get here before sunrise.

All the houses look like this as a ride the bus through the suburbs.

 

Then I get to the University of Minnesota, which looks like this.

 

I find snow beautiful and depressing at the same time. It's beautiful because snow has an inherent mystical quality; it covers everything with a sparkly white blanket. It's depressing because in winter almost everything you see is white, brown or grey.