Most often in these parts, we get snow when areas to the south of us get a mix or not much at all. And then there is today's late season nor'easter. Nary a flake has fallen here. Weather geeks have a name for this: Virga. It's when the air is so cold and dry that the snow from the clouds evaporates before reaching the ground. The ground. As in. My lawn. My driveway. The Vassar track. Rail trails. Snow not welcome in any of these areas and more. Virga rocks! No such luck to the south, where Loyal Correspondent Marty McGowan sent the following scenes from Staten Island, USA. While we are tempted to say "na na na na na" ... we have to be careful because further south in West Long Branch, NJ (home of Monmouth University's season opening track meet on Saturday), it's also a winter wonderland. We don't want that. We want to race. Here's hoping the storm ends soon. In the meantime, we'll sit up here in the mid-Hudson Valley and ... NOT shovel!
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