March Slice of Life No. 5.
This will be my final post about snow for Winter 2017-18.
The life and times of the Snows begin on February 19th and end on 28th.
MONDAY
Our world awakes to a thin white blanket.
9:30 AM.
My grandkids build a “partially brown snowman” in their yard.
11:00 AM.
My grandkids come to my yard and make the Snows — Grandpa and Grandma Snow. The sun comes out and the small patches of snow on the ground quickly melt. (Keep watching the ground and the branches of the walnut tree in the background as you look at the pictures that follow.)
Night falls. And I wonder, What do snowmen do at night?
TUESDAY
9:00 AM.
Snow begins to fall again. But much of it melts as it touched the ground because the flakes are so wet and the temperatures hover just above freezing.
10:00 AM.
Snow continues to fall heavily.
Temperatures drop, and snow begins to accumulate .
5:30 PM.
Snowflakes become enormous.
The cloud blankets are shaking out their feathers.
WEDNESDAY
9:00 AM.
During the night snow falls quietly, without wind.
When morning comes, trees, bushes, fences look as if they are covered with cotton puffs.
The Snows’ stick arms look as if they’ve turned to snow.
MONDAY
One week later.
11:00 AM.
The Snows have been reduced to a single much smaller snowball.
Their stick arms and carrot noses lay on the ground where they have fallen.
LATER THAT WEEK
Finally, the Snows are no longer with us.
So, I write an epitaph for them.
Here on green grass and moss
Lie the remains of the Snows
who melted with ease
For lack of a freeze
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Love this! Everyone always says February is their least favorite winter month because the snow is no longer enjoyable and it is usually brown, this brings some joy into those yucky snow days.
Heeheehee – thanks for brightening my day!
You are so welcome. So glad you came by today!
I love your snow story! What a creative way to capture the best part of winter and a great memory for your grandchildren. (this would make a cute picture book!)
Thank you. And I like your idea of a picture book.
This was enjoyable. I like the chronological order and seeing nature do justice to the Snows. Your epitaph finished it off nicely. A personification beautifully shared.
Thank you, Juliette. So glad you came by.
Great way to memorialize a special snow family.
We love looking back through the albums at the snowmen we’ve made through the years. They are like “family.”
What a creative post…you have given me an idea for my next one! Thanks!
🙂 Yeah! That’s one of the fun things about this challenge — getting ideas from each other.
I am not a fan of snow but I do enjoy reading about it, this is such fun, with great photos!
I don’t like being cold and wet. So I stay warm while the kids build the snowmen and then I run out to take the pictures. 🙂
What a cool combination of picture & words to tell a beautiful story (of short but well-lived lives!).
Love your parenthetical note. Thanks for stopping by!
Whimsical and clever! This could be a mentor piece for other things kids might like to write an epitaph for…like a favorite toy that has aged or disappeared. The photos are delightful!
That’s a fun idea, Barbara. Thanks for mentioning it.