It's very, very cold in Seattle right now. Below freezing, which is unusual. And last night it snowed quite a bit, also unusual:
I was very excited to see the snow. I love snow, and I didn't get enough of it in NYC (I think the city was just too hot for snow). Last night it started snowing early in the evening, light snow that was collecting on grass but not on pavement. But around 10:30 or 11:00 it started snowing heavily, so that it started collecting on the streets and sidewalks. I insisted on going for a walk in the snow.
As we walked down the block, I scooped some snow off a nearby parked car and discovered it was the perfect packing consistency. I started rolling the ball along the street. My sweetie said, "Why don't you do it on the grass? The snow is deeper." So I did. We left a 12-inch diameter ball on the lawn of one of our neighbors and went on our way.
By the time we came back, about 45 minutes later (we stopped for a drink in a neighborhood bar which was surprisingly crowded), the ball was still there, the snow was still falling, and I decided I'd better make a snowman while the making was still good. I picked the ball up, took it to our house, and made some additions:
I love it :-). The next morning it was still there. We went out to sweep the snow off our car and started talking with various neighbors who were out playing with their kids (the kids were excited: snow is rare). My sweetie and I got into quite a snowball fight with a couple of the kids. At least three people asked us how we had made the snowman, because by the time the sun came out this morning, the snow was too cold and icy to pack well. Thus proving that when the snow is perfect, you must seize your opportunity. I was out there at midnight, and I have my snowman to show for it :-).
We finally got our lights up, too. We visited several stores before finding lights: the Lowe's in particular looked like light-eating locusts had descended and devoured every last bulb. It was creepy. But if you look closely, you can see what we did manage to buy at the nearby drugstore, standing by the porch. My sweetie calls him "Snowy."
3 comments:
Do you remember playing with our snow brick maker at the old house in IL? It was red plastic and we made brick walls with it. They still make them and I seriously considered buying one for the kids this week.
-bm
Yes, though I remember it wasn't as effective as you might like. The first row was OK, but stacking bricks on top of bricks was tricky.
Our neighbor's kids were using a bucket. A was amused because one of the kids was sitting on the bucket to pack the snow in--she looked more than a little goofy :-).
Heh. That's funny. I suppose any old container would probably work about as well. Maybe I won't waste my money. ;)
-bm
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