It snowed last night in Santa Cruz, or more precisely, in a one-block area downtown. The annual event, used to promote the Second Harvest Food Bank, was hosted by the Downtown Association and sponsored by the Santa Cruz Dads Group. Revelers, allotted 10 minutes each in the snow-covered, haybale-enclosed section of street, were asked to bring a can of food to support the food bank’s efforts.
It snowed last night in Santa Cruz, or more precisely, in a one-block area downtown. The annual event, used to promote the Second Harvest Food Bank, was hosted by the Downtown Association and sponsored by the Santa Cruz Dads Group. Revelers, allotted 10 minutes each in the snow-covered, haybale-enclosed section of street, were asked to bring a can of food to support the food bank’s efforts.
Children of all ages came out to enjoy the frosty white powder, make snow angels, slip, slide and frolic. The “No Snowballs” sign posted at the entrance was about as welcome as the Grinch, and in true winter wonderland fashion, was dutifully ignored.
Compared with the rain that has been inundating the county, it is probably wise to think of John Ruskin, who said, “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” That may be true, but last night snow seemed to be the most welcome weather of them all. After all, you don’t see anyone here shipping in rain. Read more at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
