Jan 19 2008
Saturday Mornin’
Well, it’s Saturday morning and it is snowing outside. Not snow like you would see in Pennsylvania or climes north, but for this neck of the woods it’s pretty significant. I’ve tried to take a picture, but it just isn’t enough yet to show up on a picture. I’ll keep trying and if it sticks a little you’ll be able to see it.
I hate to admit it, but this is pretty exciting! I’m sitting at my computer in my pjs watching the snow drift past the window. It’s a wet heavy snow. Like I said, not like in colder climates where it is small and dry. This is big and wet. It’s pretty in the air, but this type of snow won’t last long on the ground, besides the ground is so warm it won’t last long anyway.
I can remember snows when I was a child living in Pennsylvania. I can remember it starting and lasting for a couple of days. While this snowfall will probably only last a few hours, snowstorms in PA could last for several days. Schools would close and kids would breakout their sleds and skates. I can remember carrying my skates down to the creek and skating for about 20 minutes before my toes went numb and I was ready to head home! I’ve never been one to enjoy cold weather. People would say it was wonderful and I would say it was ok to look at from the comfort of my parent’s warm home. My mother didn’t like cold weather either. She was from New Orleans, LA and transplanted to Pennsylvania after she married my father. She never liked it. I suppose I got the dislike of cold weather from her.
A friend of mine once said he spent three years in New York. He said the first winter it was fun to see the snow. The second winter he was miserable and tired of getting so cold. That summer all he could think of was how he dreaded winter coming again. He knew he had to move back to the south as quickly as possible. He was willing to take any job to get back to Alabama!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful Saturday morning! I’ll be back soon. I promised pictures!
Y’all come back!
Fay
