Snowflakes

The snow is back after our recent thaw, and yesterday I picked up a magnifying glass in the backdoor clutter of boots and sidewalk chalk to examine the snowflakes that fell on the sleeve of my coat.

We’ve all noticed the singular beauty of a single snowflake. Maybe it was a long time ago. Maybe it was while waiting with our children for a bus or even up there shoveling the roof.

I pulled out the magnifying glass, however, after my daughter ordered a picture book called “Snowflake Bently” in the Scholastic Book Club flier from school.

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What are you lookin’ at?

It was bound to happen. The weather finally caught up with me. Between running around like a lunatic, coming into contact with scores of people from all walks of life and breathing in the fresh mountain air, I caught a cold.

Great timing, then, to experience artwork that is intended to challenge the observer. Bleary-eyed and woozy, I zipped over to the Catskill Arts Society ( catskillartsociety.com ) to check out their newest exhibit, “Shifting Perspectives,” and chat with the artists themselves. As usual, Kathryn Tufano and company are stimulating the art community by presenting an interesting forum for the general public to experience something new.

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