Sunday, February 19, 2012

Concentrate on nothing for fifteen minutes a day

Yesterday we had 57 cm of snow. Now we have 76 cm, and more is still coming. I went out four times today to shovel snow from the walkways and the parking lot, for a total of 2 1/2 hours of shoveling.

I'm still suffering from some flu symptoms, but when there is snow, what can you do but shovel?

Posting title is from the poem The Weight of Nothing by Amy Uyematsu. I searched for such a poem being inspired by Markus' Urban Shrub photograph and the discussion about it.

2 comments:

Markus said...

Juha, I hope you feel better soon! Physical exercise with an impending flu can make things better, but also the contrary, so be careful.

"Snow" is my favourite of the three - very advanced on reducting image elements until you can feel "The Weight Of Nothing". For me at least, nothing is much easier to praise in natural things than in man made items. New steps to go...

Juha Haataja said...

@Markus: Well, today was a slow day, good for recovery. But more snow (and shoveling) is scheduled for later this week.

This has been a remarkable winter: dark and wet in the beginning, and since mid January there has been snow, snow, snow...