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The New Hotness

  • Snow Mounds

    Two snowstorms in a week converted our patio tables into gentle sculptures.

    If you could flip the round table upside down, the mound might match the snow shadow underneath:

    Snow mound - round table
    Snow mound – round table

    Snow falling through the 2 inch hole in the middle of the square table produces a large cone below:

    Snow mound - square table
    Snow mound – square table

    Leaving a much larger caldera in the top:

    Snow mound - square table - top view
    Snow mound – square table – top view

    Yes, I’m easily amused…