I was roused from my thoughts as the snowfall began to pick up, the lenses of my sunglasses quickly overwhelmed by white. Then just as quickly as it came, it left. The snow on my sunglasses melted away, leaving behind a small layer of water. I took them off so I could wipe them with my sleeve, placing them back over my eyes once I was finished. I had put them on so that I could protect my eyes, both from the falling snow and the sunlight reflecting off of the snow already on the ground. Not as good as a pair of proper snow goggles, but some protection was better than none.