I grew up with snowy winters in Wisconsin but fled to California in my mid-20s. After a couple years there I moved to New York City in September 2001. The winter of 2001/2002 was very mild (thankfully) so it wasn't until 2003 that I got my first experience with blizzard snow since I'd lived in WI.

I took the long way to work and snapped this photo of myself reflected in a storefront on Canal Street.