Orchard Street, New York City, February 11, 2006 (4×5 film)

It’s been cold in New York City of late, but no snow. Upstate there’s 10 feet or more of the white stuff. Here it’s been dry as a bone. The Hudson is partly frozen over, but no snow. People talk about the snows of long ago, historical winters undisturbed by the spectre of global warming. Just a quick reminder. I took the photograph above exactly one year ago on Orchard Street on the Lower East Side. 26.9 inches. The largest single snowfall in New York City history.