Snow falling on cactus

[ellarien]

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Originally uploaded by ellarien.

As far as I can remember, this is the first time in all my time here that I've worn my long woollen coat to work, and the first time I've seen lying snow on the campus. It melted merrily as the sun touched it, and was all gone by mid-afternoon, but there was still plenty in the shady corners at lunchtime, clinging to cactus and evergreens.