Such a Dreary Landscape

What strikes us most about the recent cold snap is how completely desolate everything looks. The windswept snow, strewn about the streets and sidewalks, has obliterated the distinction between the two, revealing just how wide the avenues are. With few pedestrians braving the minus thirty (minus forty with windchill) the city looks like a post-apocalyptic ghost town. Driving back from Cafe Koi Saturday night at 2 a.m., we saw a lot of lonely, desperate people, waiting on street corners for taxis or rides in a city short on cabs and buses.