A Visit to Long Island

I (Ack) went back to Long Island this week, including a ferry ride to Shelter Island (hence the picture). This being the holiday season I reminisced on a couple of odd random memories. I remembered how careful my Dad was about wrapping gifts for my Mom. He'd do that in the garage and if the wrapping paper had a geometric patter it was hard to find the seems. I remember Mike and I going to midnight mass. Walking to St. Luke's with our hair wet, then it would freeze and we'd comb snow out of our hair when we got to church. I remember after my first course in meteorology going home during winter break and shopping with Margaret. Earlier in the day I had seen cirrus clouds with sundogs. She was impressed that I knew what caused them. When we went out shopping, the cirrus was replaced by altostratus, with a 'watery sun', so not very thick. When came out of the Smithaven Mall after about an hour, the altostratus had thickened and it was cold. I suggested we leave to go home in order to beat the snow/sleet. She gave me a look as to say 'Yea, right'. She probably thought I was getting rid of her, but by the time we got home it was sleeting. She was very impressed.