Friday 18 November 2011

Suffering, or just snow



photo: Henrik Nor-Hansen
I'm walking the dog when it starts to snow. The wind picks up and heavy snow is making it hard to see. Everything changes. People are lurking forward, their faces turned away from the wind.




What I like about heavy weather is the way it breaks down barriers. Strangers talk to each other. You may suffer, but it's easy to see the suffering in others too.

A special feat about Alaska is the way many people dress. They seem to prolong the summer by holding on to shorts and flip-flops. They may have heated cars in heated garages, but even so.







People with kids are also an interesting theme. They seem to suffer the most. I guess the snow comes on top on everything else.