Today's snowfall was light enough. The wind wasn't too violent, and the temperature outside was unusually warm (by Chicago standards).

The campus does look beautiful in the snow. A blanket of snow, unsullied by footprints, possesses its own transient beauty.

A friend of The Better Half's roommate has a photo of the UofC on her wall, taken in winter. Once, this person's friend was visiting in spring and saw the photo. "It's beautiful," the visitor allegedly commented. "Too bad it's in black-and-white."

The reply -- "It's not."