Lovely Winter

Winter of 2010

We are having such a lovely winter this year. The weather is so unusually mild, and some of the trees are
actually budding out.  We've had no sleet, ice , or snow as yet.  Until we see a generous snowfall, the
snowmen and snow women will have to wait in line to be created.  Snow angels will also have to wait their turns.

While living in New York almost twenty-two years ago, the snow was such a joy to my children.  At the time, I
just wasn't into such cold weather and all the inconveniences that went along with it.  Now that I'm not exposed to ice cycles and snowflakes, I would be thrilled to experience a two feet or more of a snowfall.  Go figure!   You never miss the snowmen until they're not to be found.  The snow angels!  My kids looked for a parcel of fresh snow with no tracks or anything.  Then they would carefully lay stretched out on their backs,and start to move arms and legs in a back and forth motion. Then carefully getting up, they would inspect their angels.
Fun for the kids, but I never attempted to make a snow angel.  My loss, as I surmise now that we never get sufficient snowfall.  This photo was taken about two winters ago!